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Fiona Hill was President Trump's Russia advisor in his first term - back when he had advisors who actually knew their subject. In an interview today with the Telegraph, she talked about the moment where she saw how Trump was literally terrified by Putin, and understood how this affected the way that he dealt with him then, and likely still does in how he deals with him today. We could consider this against the backdrop of Putin's casting aside Trump's hopes for a ceasefire, his pummelling of Ukraine with a fierce attack over the weekend, and Ukraine's President Zelensky's prod for a reaction. Let's discuss.