No, I'm not voting for Trump (should he run), so, please, put that to bed. Anyway, I ran across this article and found it intersting, if not a bit scary. There's been so much debate over the years regarding Trump's relationship with Russia. Vladimir Solovyov brings some things to a more current perspective. https://www.newsweek.com/russia-kremlin-vladimir-solovyov-trump-beaut-russia-1-1722870 A Kremlin propagandist has spoken of his desire to see the return of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency, which he believes could see dialogue between Moscow and Washington resume. During his nightly TV show, Vladimir Solovyov said that there was no longer any communication between the U.S. and Russia, suggesting Moscow had rebuffed moves by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken for negotiations "Maybe you want to talk but we don't want to. We don't want to take any steps towards you, we'll wait for Trump," Solovyov said. "Of course Trump is a beaut," Solovyov said on a program on TV channel Russia-1 on Tuesday, using the word "krasavchik," which is a catch-all Russian term of endearment. "I am deeply convinced that if Trump was around, there wouldn't have been a February 24," the anchor of Evening with Vladimir Solovyov said, referring to the day that Russia invaded Ukraine. He said that Trump would not have behaved as "disrespectfully as Biden and his team" during the negotiations in December when tensions were high after a Russian build-up of troops on its border with Ukraine. "Biden is fundamentally different from Trump, Trump even said 'NATO Is not needed,'" Solovyov said. "Trump hates Ukraine," because it was "trying to do everything for Trump not to get elected." After one of his panelists praised the former U.S. president, Solovyov continued: "I would like to say, Trump, Trump, Trump because Americans constantly analyzing our program will immediately have a heart attack." As the panelists spoke about the prospect of unrest in the U.S. and Europe caused by factors such as rising prices, one expert, Maxim Bratersky, from Russia's Higher School of Economics said "declining standards of living will force local citizens to take to the streets and overthrow their governments." "It is quite clear when this will happen in America—in November," Bratersky added, referring to the midterms in which Trump is expected to play a key role. A clip of Solovyov's comments was shared by journalist and Russia watcher Julia Davis, who tweeted that "Russian propagandists plot to provoke unrest in the U.S., harming us in every way they can." "They pine for Trump's return and point out that—despite his looks & other causes for criticism—he is their best option," she added. Trump's relationship with Russia was heavily scrutinized throughout his presidency. U.S. intelligence agencies concluded Moscow interfered in the 2016 and 2020 elections to try to boost Trump's chances of election, although the Kremlin has denied this. Meanwhile, Trump was the subject of another Russia-1 program that reflects Kremlin thinking. 60 Minutes anchor Olga Skabeyeva suggested this week that Moscow is considering whether to "reinstall" Trump as the U.S. president.
Here's an off-the-cuff question: If the US "had" to be allies with, either, China or Russia, who would you choose? I'd probably choose Russia as it seems we could keep them in check more. I don't trust either nation, though. Then, there's always India. Are they a growing concern?
Had to be allies? Russia, they are incompetent and it’s pretty obvious what their motives are. As for India, they are not a threat IMO but they also don’t entirely share our values, but at least they are a democracy. They are more aligned with Russia than they are China, and I think the US would be wise to continue to align more with India long term. They are a good counter balance to China and at least some values with us.
I remember when the defining characteristic of the Republican Party was who was more anti-Russian. The more the better. Now they are in bed with the Russians. Add the GOP to the list of things Trump has ruined in his life.
