CrossTalk: An absence of trust
Any meaningful relationship is based on the following: trust. This is what's absent in Russia’s relationship with the West. Essentially, Moscow does not deem Western leaders to be good-faith actors. This is the lesson learned since the end of the Cold War. As we all know, regaining trust is very difficult, if not impossible.
CrossTalking, with Garland Nixon, Daniel Lazare, and Bruce S. Marks.