Collision Rather Than Collusion: Issues in Russian-U.S. Relations
Journal: Asia policy
Year: 2017

Collision Rather Than Collusion:Issues in Russian-U.S. Relations Dmitri Trenin (bio) The election of Donald Trump was welcomed in Moscow in November 2016 as a chance to at least temper the adversity that had beset Russia-U.S. relations since 2014, when President Vladimir Putin used military force to seize control of Crimea and provided support to the rebels in Ukraine's Donbas region. Above all, the Republican victory suddenly relieved Russian leaders of the prospect of continued Democratic cont