Putin playing Trump

It must be devastating to know you cant blow the world up more than once...right?  Putin's playing Trump, knows Trump "reacts" not "responds" with careful thought through, Trump is so easily baited it's scary. In reaction to Putin increase nuclear capability, Trump responds the same. Any chess proteges out there with me here? Being played.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/0298549b-0319-3cd0-9119-7664d9f2a988/ss_putin-shrugs-off-trump's.html