Winston Churchill once remarked on his attentive relationship with President Franklin D. Roosevelt by saying,

“No lover ever studied every whim of his mistress as I did those of President Roosevelt.”

No doubt Putin and Xi scrutinize the current POTUS just as closely. But is the vigilance reciprocated?

Churchill called Roosevelt “Franklin” in private, reflecting their deepening friendship. In return, Roosevelt called Churchill “Former Naval Person” but later called him “Winnie.”