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Wednesday, November 09, 2016

Putin Says He Will Try to Repair Ties With US Under Trump

Russia is ready to do its part to fully restore ties with Washington following the election of businessman Donald Trump as the next U.S. President, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored rival Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path.

Among those uncertainties will be the Trump administration's future relations with Russia. Ties between Washington and Moscow have become increasingly strained over the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, and allegations of Russian cyber attacks featured in the U.S. election campaign.

"We heard the campaign statements of the future U.S. presidential candidate about the restoration of relations between Russia and the United States," Putin said on Wednesday at a ceremony to receive credentials from new foreign ambassadors.

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Already falling in line. Good the globes on notice we now have a new sherrif in town and he is not some whimpy girlieman

Anonymous said...

Wonderful.

Anonymous said...

This can be a good thing.

Steve said...

I do look forward to a new alliance with Mr. Putin and his neighboring countries. This is going to be a great 8 years!

Anonymous said...

Putin puppet.

Anonymous said...

Keep an eye on that rascal....

Anonymous said...

Trump will surround himself with smart advisors to deal effectively with Mr. Putin. This, by the way, was Mr. Putin's diplomatic response to Trump's winning the election. He also was quoted as saying a Hillary win would have initiated World War III.