The just-announced summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is a complete waste of time.

Don’t get me wrong; I understand why the prospect of a sit-down seems sensible. Scheduled for July 16, in Helsinki, Finland, Trump hopes to win progress from Putin on issues related to Ukraine, Syria, Iran’s nuclear program, Russian cyberactivity, and Russian breaches of United Nations sanctions on North Korea.

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