Yeah that's my sense. Trump & Putin might have, as two adversaries, made a pact to get rid of a common enemy: the cabal. They still have a somewhat adversarial relationship, but respectfully so. It's like if you are playing chess with someone & a bear breaks into the cabin & starts threatening not just the game but everything else you 1st work together to shoot the bear, after that you get back to the game....... ....... while enjoying bear stew