The AP is reporting that Vladimir Putin likes Donald Trump. He really likes him.

“I have no disappointment at all,” Putin said when asked about the U.S. president. “Moreover, on a personal level he made a very good impression on me.”

What does Putin like most about Trump? He’s someone who will compromise

“It’s possible to negotiate with him, to search for compromises,” Putin added.

It does seem safe to say that no one is more compromised than Trump. And apparently unlike previous American presidents, Trump doesn’t make unreasonable demands that Putin concern himself over human rights, press freedom or pesky national boundaries. Trump is willing to compromise by not imposing Russian sanctions and not spending a dime of the funds set aside to battle Russian interference in American elections. Compromise. Surrender. Sometimes it’s the same thing.

While Putin had nothing but nice things to say about Trump, he was less effusive about Western leaders who had supported Democracy in Ukraine and sanctioned Russia for invading the country and occupying Crimea. He stated that Russia was destined to triumph, and had some less than warm words for those who got in its way.

“Those who serve us with poison will eventually swallow it and poison themselves,” he said.

A very interesting statement considering that a former Russian spy who brought secrets to the West is currently in a British hospital, along with his daughter, suffering from an unknown poison.