Er hat gleich mehrere Gründe, Bidens Spiel mitzuspielen - von denen viele genauso zwingend sind wie die, die Mao und Zhou Enlai einst motivierten, Nixons Avancen willkommen zu heißen.
Putin, a man of bloodless realpolitik if ever there was one, has several reasons to play ball with Biden – many of which are just as compelling as those that motivated Mao and Zhou Enlai to welcome Nixon’s overture.