As a candidate, Donald Trump said that if elected president he would examine the possibility of recognizing Russia’s claim to Crimea and lifting sanctions imposed by the United States in response to Kremlin-orchestrated aggression in Ukraine. On November 8, Trump was elected the forty-fifth president of the United States. The question now is: will he follow through on his campaign rhetoric and reset the relationship with Vladimir Putin’s Russia? Will such a deal come at the cost of America’s values and partners in the region? …read more
Source: Atlantic Council