Putin's swagger walk bodes ill for the summit

The two men walk differently. Vladimir Putin is short in stature and walks as if he has a bouncy castle in his shoes. He also walks slightly lopsided with more emphasis with his left arm than his right, as if he is preparing to launch off somewhere. He walks with a very firm progress, often down long carpeted corridors in the Kremlin until he meets for a shake hands with his latest visitor. He doesn't smile but he looks pleased. Donald Trump, on the other hand, is a big bloke and walks like a big bloke, with arms down by his side, head slightly bent forward. It's a slumbrous walk, not fast, but sort of slow and business-like. He wears a looser fitting suit than Putin. Putin always, on first entry onto the public stage, does up his middle jacket button. Trump sometimes does but also quite likes to have the suit jacket hanging loose. Trump enjoys his height and bigness. Putin makes up for his lack of height by being positively jaunty. All of these characteristics will be observed and monitored and analysed during the one-day summit in Alaska. When they meet for the cameras, Trump will win because he will tower over Putin but once they are sitting down, that advantage will vanish. Both Trump and Putin will lean forward when they are sitting at the negotiating table. Height won't matter. Putin has one big advantage. He has been president for much longer than Trump and is very comfortable in his skin. Trump will be worrying all the time about his hair. Putin doesn't have to worry about that.