Mr. Putin won't have a place to stay for gratis in San Francisco by the Bay. The White House ordered the Russyan consulate, the oldest in the USA, to close indefinitely. This sets up a new criteria for foreign relations with the former Soviet Union(disappeared since 1989). Seems Mr. Trump, et al. did not take kindly to Mr. Putin's order that 755 embassy employees of the USA in Moscow hit the bricks. The White House also ordered the closure of two "trade missions" in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
In San Francisco, employees told the Fire department that they were only burning documents and other papers in an internal incinerator and that no fire existed outside the burner. Neighbors in the exclusive Pacific Heights neighborhood called the alarm when columns of black smoke were seen coming from the roof area of the multi-story building. Long a target of protests, demonstrations, and clandestine comings and goings, the locals will be happy to have their sidewalks back for strolling and socializing.
What's the next step? Certainly, visas for applicants from both countries will be more difficult to obtain. Oh, well, it's not like we've forgotten the Cold War. It only ended in 1989, or not quite 30 years ago. Barely a generation ago. Recently, a well regarded biography of Mikhail Gorbachev, Russyan premier at almost the very end(Boris Yeltsin was that man). He is accurately portrayed as the architect of the transition period from Soviet Union to Russyan Federation. Not many were able to predict this transformation, excepting those economists who studied the multiple failures of the old Soviet Union and its inability to direct the economy to reasonable production and growth.
What will happen with Mr. Putin at the helm? Hmmmmmm. Is anybody paying attention? Have a look in Ukraine, Crimea, Baltics, and Southern Europe. You get the idea.
Having an election? Don't invite the Russyans- they are hackers, among other things.
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