Trump and Putin: Comparing the men behind the meeting
US President Donald Trump comes face-to-face with Russia's President Vladimir Putin for the first time on Friday. The formal meeting will be scrutinised across the world, set as it is against the backdrop of US investigations into possible collusion between Russia and Trump campaign figures during last year's election. Whether Mr Trump will raise the issue of election hacking is the million-dollar question, given he has downplayed Russia's alleged role. First meetings between major world leaders can be unpredictable affairs. Mr Trump has in the past suggested he could get along with Mr Putin and praised him as a "strong leader" but it is unclear how he feels now. Social media users imagine Trump and Putin's meeting In Moscow, the Kremlin is painting the meeting as an opportunity for the pair to "get acquainted and finally understand the true approach of each other". But looking beyond the testy politics of US-Russia relations, what d...
