This thread is in dire need of critical listening. There is evidence that Trump bragged to a fellow golfer that he (Trump) told Putin he'd hit Moscow, but we have no evidence he actually said anything like that to Putin. It's hearsay, and in spite of Trumpers believing whatever sounds positive about Trump, there is zilch evidence for it.
Moreover, if this alleged conversation occurred, we don't have a clue as the actual context or if it was serious.
What we do know is that, as Trump himself admits, works much better with strong people. Trump, like Putin, admires strength and power - he is drawn to it. (As one former long-time female employee of Trump's businesses said, you have to stand up to him or you're never going to be respected).
Trumps problem is that everything is personal, always. He smoozes, the threatens, he is looking to be the alpha dog. He is also an idiot. After thinking he had "rocket man" on the run he turns around and thinks he has created a friendship and starts gushing over the NK leader. ... And we know how that worked out.
No doubt Putin, far shrewder and more knowingly cynical than Trump, measured him up as someone that was not an immediate threat. And he stood aside and observed how Trump was busy destroying the alliance...he knew that you don't interfere with the enemy in such circumstances.
Trump has shredded his credibility on Putin, and only the far-right alt-isolationists still slobber over Trumps "smartness".
For the sake of the free world, thank goodness he lost.