Cybersecurity
Obama Urges Trump to ‘Stand Up’ to Putin When Russia Misbehaves
- President says successor shouldn’t take ‘realpolitik’ approach
- Obama says there’s ‘clear proof’ of Russian cyberattacks
Obama Urges Trump to ‘Stand Up’ to Russia
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President Barack Obama urged President-elect Donald Trump to "stand up to" Russian president Vladimir Putin when his country deviates from global norms, and not to adopt a "realpolitik" approach that would let Russia get away with misbehavior.
"I don’t expect that the president-elect will follow exactly our blueprint or our approach," Obama said in a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. "My hope is that he does not simply take a ‘realpolitik’ approach" and "cut deals with Russia, even if it hurts people" that are "convenient at the time," he said.