Putin loses his leverage over Trump as Russian weakness becomes apparent

“Whatever strengths that the Russians potentially had, let's speculate they had some sort of compromising material on them, I think that's now absolutely worthless.” The balance of power between Putin and Trump has shifted “quite dramatically” as the weaknesses of the Russian economy and military are “quite obvious to see”, says professor Vlad Mykhnenko. Join this channel to get access to perks - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjDhFuGXlhx9Us0gq0VK2w/join 📻 Listen to Times Radio - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio 🗞 Subscribe to The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/radio-3for3/ 📲 Get the free Times Radio app https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/how-to-listen-to-times-radio/app