How should the West deal with Vladimir Putin?

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Question: How should the West deal with Vladimir Putin?
Position‹4 of 4: The West should engage with Putin on a transactional basis

This position holds that the West should deal with Vladimir Putin on a transactional basis, appealing to Russia's self-interest. It argues for treating Putin much as any other world leader — engaging pragmatically, deal by deal, rather than resetting, isolating or ignoring him.

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Treat Vladimir Putin the same as other world leaders
Putin is not dissimilar to other world leaders. The West should appeal to mutual self-interest and engage with him on a case by case basis.