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American Presidents have been trying to manage Russian President Vladimir Putin since the beginning of this century.
There was George W. Bush, who met with Putin 28 times.
Barack Obama and Putin sat down together 9 times.
Joe Biden met with Putin only once.
Past presidents had hoped to strike deals and push Russia toward a more democratic society.
Instead, Russia started wars and tried to expand its borders.
Soon, President Trump heads here to Alaska for his seventh meeting with Putin – and like his predecessors – he’s trying to get something out of Putin.
This time he’s hoping to finally end the war in Ukraine.
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