Yes. If he talks with Putin about āgovernment policyā or āinternational relationsā then he has to register with the US government as doing so.
Itās against the law to privately speak with foreign nations about those categories. It may put you at odds with US policy or maybe you dont see the whole picture, so itās better in the US eyes to ban foreign diplomacy by private citizens.
Yes. If he talks with Putin about āgovernment policyā or āinternational relationsā then he has to register with the US government as doing so.
Itās against the law to privately speak with foreign nations about those categories. It may put you at odds with US policy or maybe you dont see the whole picture, so itās better in the US eyes to ban foreign diplomacy by private citizens.
š¤ What about Dennis Rodman when he would talk with Kim Jong Il?
Ooh, he used to talk to Putin too, didnāt he? I wonder if Russia and North Korea were enacting some long-game plan against us.