US President-elect Donald Trump speaks at election night rally in Manhattan, New York, US, November 9, 2016. Photo: Reuters
WASHINGTON: After years of rising US-Russia tensions over Ukraine, Syria, cyber attacks and nuclear arms control, Donald Trump’s election as US president may offer a narrow window to repair relations as he and Russian President Vladimir Putin size up each other.
But Trump’s ascent to the White House carries the risk of dangerous miscalculation if the US president-elect and Putin, two willful personalities and self-styled strong leaders who have exchanged occasional compliments, decide they have misjudged one another, according to Russia experts and …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
