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Editor's note
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As US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare to meet in Helsinki, expectations are high that the two leaders might broker some significant agreements. But as Joseph Camilleri writes, in reality, the prospects of a meaningful outcome are poor. Because while the US-Russia relationship remains extremely important for global stability, the fact is that three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the promise of a constructive relationship between the two has borne little fruit.
There are complex reasons for this, as Camilleri argues, and while Australia is hardly a major concern in the relationship between the two, there are good reasons for us to rethink our relationships, particularly with Russia.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will be the focus of much global attention this week.
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Joseph Camilleri, La Trobe University
The interest and theatre around the Helsinki meeting may be high, but meaningful negotiation is seriously restricted for many reasons.
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