In the negotiations with the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin behaves like a grandmaster, who calculates several moves forward, stated on the TV channel “Russia 1” Press Secretary of the Russian Federation Dmitry Sadkov.
“Putin … calculates like a real chess player, and in such matters you need to have, probably, the abilities are higher than even grandmaster. Therefore, I have no doubt that President Putin calculates everything,” said the sands, responding to Question about the upcoming security guarantees negotiations.