Any nation alone in a world of nations with strong alliances is weak.
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Doesn't sound like a deal (good or bad) at all. It's a paper prop for Trump to wave around and exchange for a gold star from Putin.
They'll play the part of ally, to a limited degree, when their stooges in Western Democracies don't have any demands of them. But no amount of trade will change their priorities as far as diminishing the dollar with something they at least partially control.
Trump wants all of their mineral resources for a flimsy ceasefire. With no concessions from Russia.
It's a bad deal. Would you fold because people would die when your sovereignty is threatened?