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Moscow Still Looks to Trump

After Republicans lost Congress, Russian officials and commentators began assessing how much of the American president’s foreign policy could survive the electoral setback.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 4

The Kremlin wants U.S. President Donald Trump to continue Ukraine negotiations after the Democratic Partycaptured both chambers of Congress in the November 3 elections.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Yunashev Live on November 4 that Moscow hoped Trump would continue his “peace-making efforts,” according to Interfax.

Asked whether the new Congress co…

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