Worst since the Cold War
Washington and Moscow should not need reminding how diplomatic hostility between the two capitals spreads to much of the world; and how quickly. Yet US-Russia relations are at their lowest since the ’80s, when the Afghan war bankrupted Moscow and sounded the death rattle of the Soviet Union. Disagreements today range from the standoff in Ukraine to the bloody civil war in Syria. But it’s alleged Russia-backed hacking that disrupted the US presidential election that has Washington fuming. The expulsion of 35 Russian officials, along with sanctions, is bound to provoke retaliation, with no telling …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
