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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Nov 25, 2016, 03:01 PM Nov 2016

Since his election win, Trump has talked to Putin more than any other world leader

BY JAMES ROSEN
jrosen@mcclatchydc.com

WASHINGTON
In the scarcely two weeks since Donald Trump’s surprise victory over Hillary Clinton, he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken at least twice by phone.

Their aides have had additional contacts.

That’s more contact than Trump is known to have had with any other world leader since he defeated Clinton in the Nov. 8 election. But it is a concrete display of what many predicted would be a reversal in the standoffish relations between the two nuclear powers should Trump win election.

Russian news outlets reported Wednesday that Trump and Putin already are negotiating how Russia and the United States will act in the Middle East next year.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article116799623.html#storylink=cpy

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Since his election win, Trump has talked to Putin more than any other world leader (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2016 OP

God help us. Putin has found an another fool.. JHan Nov 2016 #1

Well, it's not like Trump was hiding how much he admires Putin. LisaL Nov 2016 #2

Additionally, in France moondust Nov 2016 #3

La Pen is even worse, thats probably who Fillon is going to run against. Mosby Nov 2016 #4

Much worse. moondust Nov 2016 #5

I'm shocked! Absolutely shocked! smirkymonkey Nov 2016 #6

So did the Donald say......... LongTomH Nov 2016 #7

Trump is getting his KGB marching orders lanlady Nov 2016 #8

I wonder if Putin will make the guy who poisoned Alexander Litvinenko or... ck4829 Nov 2016 #9

JHan

(10,173 posts)

1. God help us. Putin has found an another fool..

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 03:10 PM

Nov 2016

The President Elect of the United States.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

2. Well, it's not like Trump was hiding how much he admires Putin.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 03:12 PM

Nov 2016

moondust

(19,988 posts)

3. Additionally, in France

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 03:24 PM

Nov 2016

the more radical center-right Presidential candidate Fillon, who is now apparently favored to win the Republican nomination there with a good chance of becoming President, sounds like he wants to sit down and become BFF with Putin. Fillon has been described as a "pro-business" "devoted Thatcherite" who wants to eliminate half a million public sector jobs. Ugh.

Mosby

(16,317 posts)

4. La Pen is even worse, thats probably who Fillon is going to run against.

Reply to moondust (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 04:31 PM

Nov 2016

moondust

(19,988 posts)

5. Much worse.

Reply to Mosby (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 04:41 PM

Nov 2016

The Socialist Party of Hollande will have a candidate on the ballot but I don't know their chances. The European TV I watch keep saying the left is in a state of turmoil both in Britain and France, suggesting they can't win much. I don't know if that's true or if it's mostly media creating a narrative favorable to RW candidates the way U.S. media often do.