Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018
EA-Times Radio VideoCast: How Russia Lost Territory in Ukraine In February
Just before news of Donald Trump’s latest phone call with Vladimir Putin — followed by Trump’s statement that he might lift more sanctions on Russian oil — I chatted with Ukraine’s War and Politics 24 about why Trump and his inner circle are always close to “being in the Kremlin’s pocket”.
I detail Trump’s long-time wish to be Putin’s friend, accompanied by his quest for a Trump Tower in Moscow, and examine the affinity for Putin of Trump’s evnoy, real estate developer Steve Witkoff.
As Russia benefits from the US-Israel war on Iran with the eased US sanctions, I consider how Ukraine is trying to gain advantage through the provision of anti-drone technology and specialists to the Americans and Gulf States.
