Cybersecurity
Trump Says Only ‘Fools’ See Good Ties With Russia as Bad
- Says Russia will respect U.S. more under a Trump presidency
- Comments day after intel briefing on Russia election meddling
QuickTake: Chilled U.S.-Russia Relations
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Facing calls to strike back at Russia for what U.S. intelligence agencies have termed Moscow’s interference with the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign, Donald Trump instead suggested warmer relations between the two countries.
The president-elect took to Twitter on Saturday to discuss the potential U.S.-Russia relationship under his administration, a day after U.S. spy chiefs briefed him on the Russian measures they said were directed by President Vladimir Putin.