Friday, January 13, 2017

Russian Figures Claim Trump Scandal an Obama Ruse to Scupper Better Relations


By Robert Hackwill

The chorus of derision at the accusations that Russia has cultivated Donald Trump as an asset and that it has compromising material on him is growing louder in Moscow.

The idea that America’s president-elect is a potential patsy at the mercy of Vladimir Putin is being treated with scorn. Instead it is being seen as a conspiracy by his opponents to stymie his attempt to improve bilateral relations.

“If there was at least the smallest proof it would have already been published in all the media in the USA. The outgoing Obama administration is trying to do everything to marginalise Russia before it leaves,” said the State Duma Chairman of the Committee on International affairs Leonid Slutskiy. 

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Source: euronews.

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