As Russian hopes of swift detente under US President Donald Trump have fizzled, state media, which hailed his election win, have made a U-turn.
On Sunday, they even said he was scarier than North Korea’s Kim Jong-un.
Trump’s decision to launch a missile strike against Russian ally Syria, drop a giant bomb on Afghanistan, and stick with Obama-era policies on Crimea, mean Russian hopes of him befriending the Kremlin have been on the slide for a while.
If Russian state TV is a guide,… …read more
Source: South China Morning Post
