Stephan:   Here are a series of seemingly unrelated stories, except I do not think they are unconnected. I have thought from the beginning of his presidency that Trump was under some obligation to Russia, or more specifically Russians.  Based on what I have read I think this is probably the billionaire oligarchs of Russia in Putin's circle, who loaned him hundreds of millions of dollars through the Deutsche Bank. That's why Trump is so desperate to keep his financial records from the bank secret. As Trump has made evident in a hundred ways he cares nothing for anyone's interests but his own. He doesn't understand or care about the geopolitical interests of the United States. His relationships with Putin are not about the nation's interests but his own. He knew the Russians were hacking our elections, but it was to advance his interests, the country as a country was not a consideration. Trump is servicing Russia's interests by bringing Putin back into the G-7. The other nations he wants to include are just his usual distraction moves. The point of the drill in my opinion, is restoring Russia's status, and protecting his debt.