Russian President Vladimir Putin declined the opportunity to restore good relations with the United States, writes former CIA agent and a director of intelligence and counterintelligence US DOE Rolfe Mouett-Larssen in hisarticle в The Washington Post.
As the author of the article, when the Russian authorities have agreed to the, what, According to Washington, GRU operation was to intervene in the election 2016 of the year, they, without a doubt, expected, it will cause a huge blow to US-Russian relations.
& Quot; Apparently, calculation of risk on the part of Russia today is the same, As in 2016 year & quot;, — He believes Mouett-Larssen. Moscow believes, that confrontation meets Russia's interests more than, than cooperation with the US and NATO allies, It concludes the author.
Besides, He continues Mouett-Larssen, if Moscow really hoped, Trump that his administration will fulfill the promises to improve US-Russian relations, it would quickly become disillusioned. So, & Quot; Champions to improve bilateral ties & quot;, such as the National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Michael Flynn Rex Tillerson, replaced by supporters of a tough line. Besides, Congress imposed new sanctions. & Quot; witch hunt & quot; Robert Muller, how to call it Trump, He was in full swing, like an expert.
Russia continues to aggressively confront the United States on almost all fronts, referred to in Article. So, despite some cooperation in the fight against terrorism, covert spy war between the two countries, apparently, It is at an all-time since the Cold War level, author writes, Recalling the early & quot; spy scandals & quot;.
Mouett-Larssen also believes, that the proposal of the Russian Federation to question the former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul in a criminal case against the founder of fund Hermitage Capital, William Browder is a & quot; obvious insult to the entire US political establishment & quot;.
Later it became known, Trump refused Russia in interrogations Americans & quot; Browder case & quot;.
It is worth recalling, July 16 at the Helsinki meeting of the Presidents of Russia and the US. As recognized by the Russian leader after talks, that relations between the two countries still there are some & quot; difficult & quot;. & Quot; obvious to everyone, that bilateral relations are going through a difficult period, However, these difficulties, prevailing tense atmosphere not have objective reasons & quot;, — the head of state. At the same time Putin expressed confidence, that & quot; the Cold War is long over & quot;. He also once again stressed,Russia does not intervene and does not intend to interfere in the elections in the United States.
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