Many analysts in the West and some in Russia decry Vladimir Putin’s old-fashioned thinking about foreign affairs because he invariably sees them as zero-sum games in which one side wins and the other loses rather than understanding in their view that today talks must seek a “win-win” outcome in which both sides get something they want.
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Paul Goble: US pursues win-win strategies; Russia pursues zero-sum outcomes
US President Joe Biden looks at Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) prior to their meeting at the 'Villa la Grange' in Geneva on June 16, 2021. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP)
