The barely-disguised delight in Moscow that greeted Donald Trump’s victory on November 8 has gradually melted into a mixture of confusion and frustration.And that in turn has led to a cold-eyed reappraisal among Russian officials of what can be achieved with the Trump Administration.The reappraisal was crisply expressed by President Putin’s spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, last week, when he told CNN: “We have heard various statements by President Trump. We are full of patience and we are waiting for the moment when the statements are followed by actions.” But “actions” — in the Russian view — are being sabotaged by what …read more
Source: Egypt Independent
