NEW YORK // The White House is preparing to appoint a respected academic and critic of Vladimir Putin as its chief Russia expert, in a sign that Donald Trump’s “bromance” with the Russian leader is cooling amid a growing scandal about ties between their administrations.Fiona Hill, a British-born analyst and writer, has advocated maintaining sanctions on Mr Putin’s government while supplying arms to Ukraine in its confrontation with Moscow.Washington sources said she was undergoing background checks before taking up the post in the National Security Council.It could be one of the toughest jobs in the administration.Intelligence officials say the Kremlin …read more
Source: The National
