The Trump-Putin reset is dead—but don’t rule out an amicable settlement

IN THE END, VLADIMIR PUTIN agreed to see the envoy from the Trump Administration. After a week of mutual recriminations over the war in Syria, the Russian President did not snub Rex Tillerson during the U.S. Secretary of State’s first official visit to Moscow. Instead, Putin showed a willingness to grit his teeth and accept the U.S. attack against his ally in Syria—as long as Trump offered him a way to save face