U.S. President Donald Trump’s official new national security strategy warns in blunt language that Russia is a dangerous global competitor that seeks to undermine the U.S. at home and abroad.
But midway through his Monday speech unveiling the 55-page document, Trump seemed to contradict that message, saying the U.S. would work to “build a great partnership” with Russia and China — language not found in the new strategy and inconsistent with the rest of his remarks.
Trump also described a phone call he received on Sunday from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who thanked him for sharing American intelligence that disrupted a planned …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
