

Personally I just think Putin just knows how to interact with Trump.
They both seem to have the similar mindset in that since they are leading a major country, other smaller countries should bow down to them and do whatever they are told to do. Trump seems to have a genuine respect for the other major powers like Russia and China while viewing his relationship with America’s allies as a master-servant type of relationship.
Because of this, Trump is willing to concede more to Russia than to Ukraine. However, Trump would have likely been more than happy to continue aiding Ukraine if Zelenskyy signed the mineral deal. It was not explicity stated of course but I see it as a large possibility. This is because Zelenskyy signing the deal would make Trump look very good. It would make Trump seem like he has all the power. It would make Trump look like he just made the greatest deal of the century. Zelenskyy embarrased him. And then Putin made himself look very amiable with him saying things like. “Unlike Zelenskyy, I want peace, I want this war to end, I am willing to sign whatever deal we can come up with, its just Zelenskyy doesn’t want peace” (paraphrasing of course).
Trump expected Zelenskyy to do as he told. He wanted Zelenskyy to make peace. Zelenskyy refused which made Trump angry. So Trump offers a compromise where Zelenskyy signs a mineral deal in return for a possibility that Trump will continue aiding Ukraine. Zelenskyy refuses which makes Trump mad. Putin comes along and says, “You tried your best but Zelenskyy does not want peace, but I want peace, and you will be the peacemaker” (paraphrasing of course). Putin is making Trump look like the peacemaker he wants to look like.
TLDR: Trump expects people to fellate him, Putin is very good at not actually doing that but making it seem like he is fellating Trump. Meanwhile Zelenskyy does the exact opposite and tells Trump to zip up his pants.
This doesn’t mean that there is no Russian influence as Sergei Ryabkov whom is Russia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that the Trump campaign had been in contact with Russia and that “we know most of the people from his entourage”.
In fact, Journalist Craig Unger documented 59 people that connected Trump to Russia.
And this also doesn’t mean that Semion has nothing to do with Trump as Semion’s underlings paid for a lot of Trump properties and David Bogatin purchased the Trump Tower condos for $5.3 million in 1984 and his brother is part of Semion Mogilevich’s mafia family.
And probably a very interesting way to spread the knowledge that yes, you can overdose on vitamins.