America’s Unpredictability Is Worrying Russia
- Influence in Washington stymied as election probes continue
- Neither regrets nor triumphalism a year after Trump’s election
How Putin Became the Symbol of Russian Power
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Russia may have got what it wished for with the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, but almost a year later Moscow’s foreign policy community shows more signs of alarm than triumph.
Alongside statements of neutrality toward the U.S. vote from officials and others at a Kremlin-sponsored gathering of foreign and domestic Russia-watchers this week, there’s deep concern that the role of an unpredictable, militarily adventurous superpower – played by Russia since 2014 – may be passing to the U.S.