Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs A Kremlin propagandist has said that Russia should try to force Donald Trump into making decisions that benefit Moscow because the U.S. is an adversary.Igor Korotchenko told the program 60 Minutes that any move by Moscow to build a relationship with the new U.S. administration should keep in mind that Washington’s goal is Russia’s destruction.Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment by email.
This image from June 28, 2019 at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan shows Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
This image from June 28, 2019 at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan shows Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
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Why it mattersRussian state television does not necessarily reflect Kremlin thinking, but Korotchenko’s comments signal wariness by commentators that the new Trump administration can usher in better diplomatic ties between Moscow and Washington than those that existed under Joe Biden.What to knowThe clip, posted to social media by Russia watcher and journalist Julia Davis, shows Korotchenko telling the Russia 1 channel that any assessment of the U.S. administration needed to consider how Trump was a “predator” and that Washington will always be Moscow’s adversary.This meant that even if moves are afoot for Moscow and Washington to repair ties, Washington’s goal of the destruction of Russia must be kept in mind.Trump did not play the role of “bad cop” like Biden but he was a cop nonetheless and his comments about acquiring Greenland showed that his goal was expansion, said Korotchenko.
He concluded that not everyone in China’s military understands the risks the U.S. carrying out a strike against China, amid tensions over the fate of Taiwan.This means communication channels between Moscow and Beijing should look at constraining the Trump administration and push Washington into making decisions that would weaken the U.S.China and Russia should approach their relationship with the U.S. based on pragmatism and cynicism in which the country which plans the best wins rather than the one which makes strategic mistakes, he added.What people are sayingIgor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of National Defense: “We should have a closed channel (with China) for consultations about…how we constrain the U.S. set red flags for them or maybe push America towards decisions that will ultimately weaken it.Russia watcher Julia Davis: “Igor Korotchenko urged Moscow and Beijing to jointly trick the US into making wrong decision.”What happens nextTrump said on Friday his administration had serious discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the conflict.The previous day, Putin praised Trump as a pragmatic leader who is focused on U.S. interests but cast doubt on the legitimacy of any negotiations involving Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
