BERLIN: US President Barack Obama said Thursday he hoped his successor Donald Trump would “stand up” to Russia when it breaches international norms, citing the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine.
Obama said he hoped Trump, who has voiced admiration for President Vladimir Putin, “is willing to stand up to Russia where they are deviating from our values and international norms”.
Speaking at a Berlin joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Obama said Russia was an important country and a military superpower with “influence around the world”.
But he stressed that he hoped Trump does not take an approach of “if we …read more
Source: Geo TV
