Leonid Bershidsky, Columnist

Watch Libya for the First Sign of Trump-Putin Collaboration

The scene of an open rivalry between the European Union and Russia could suddenly turn on Trump.

February 3, 2017 at 6:20 PM UTC

Leonid Bershidsky, formerly Bloomberg Opinion’s Europe columnist, is a member of the Bloomberg News Automation Team. He recently published Russian translations of George Orwell’s “1984” and Franz Kafka’s “The Trial.”

Putin's looking to restore Russian influence in Libya.
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Those who are waiting for the first signs of cooperation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin should keep an eye on Libya. The scene of an open rivalry between the European Union and Russia could suddenly turn on Trump, who could turn to Putin.

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