What CEOs Know about Putin that Stumps Donald Trump, 5 minute read
Ideas
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
February 26, 2025 7:00 AM EST
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is the Lester Crown Professor of Leadership Practice and President of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute. An author of seven leadership books; he has been an informal advisor to five U.S. Presidents and led a 50-person research team which catalyzed the exit of over 1,000 major multinational firms from Russia following Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Steven Tian is research director of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute.
On his inaugural day, President Trump saluted Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky’s desire for peace and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unwillingness to end his assault on its peaceful nation. We congratulated Trump for seeing through Putin’s diplomatic propaganda and economic bluffs. From peace negotiations to economic partnership, Trump has reverted to trusting the devil. Now as Putin is dangling business opportunities for US firms in Russia as a part of his US negotiations over Ukraine, Trump seems to be eager to make a deal. What CEOs know, but which Trump misses, is that Putin’s vague offer is much less than meets the eye.No American companies are eager to return. Russia is an imploding economy, with decayed infrastructure and impossible supply chain gaps. It is a dangerous, unsafe, unreliable place to conduct business.Source Links: What CEOs Know about Putin that Stumps Donald Trump | TIME
Leave Your Comments