Trump is Kremlin's puppet, Russian editor says

[DonViejo]

Source: International Business Times


23 FEB 2017 AT 07:50 ET

Many Russians believe that President Donald Trump is a “puppet” in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hands and is being used to fulfill his agenda of discrediting democracies across the world, the editor-in-chief of the Moscow Times, a prominent Russian newspaper critical of Putin’s politics, said Wednesday.

Mikhail Fishman said popular opinion in Russia is that Trump is a “stupid, unstrategic politician” who can be manipulated for the Kremlin’s benefit. He also said Russia is looking to take advantage of the Trump administration’s many slip-ups during its first month in office. “They see the clumsiness, the inexperience. Naturally, they're working to exploit that,” Fishman said.

While the world was unsure about a Trump presidency during the campaign stage, the Kremlin portrayed the Republican nominee in a positive light. Kremlin’s propaganda showcased Trump “as an honest representative of the American people who was being mistreated by the establishment elites and other evil forces in Washington,” Fishman told Vox.

Putin reportedly never expected Trump to emerge as the winner in the presidential election last year. Instead, his goal was to discredit his rival and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Clinton would have likely followed former President Barack Obama’s global policy, and may have further isolated Moscow, especially after the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/trump-is-kremlins-puppet-russian-editor-says/

[DK504]

1. Even the people in Siberia know he's a spineless worm

who is in bed with Pooty Poots. How far we have fallen.

[Achilleaze]

2. Every honest person on the planet knows this by now

republicans, of course, are too busy meekly Assuming the Position, Kissing Pee45's golden keister, and pissing on America to have a clue, or give a shit.

[Kahuna7]

3. Trump doesn't mind being putin's bitch as long as he can make a buck out of it. nt

[wiggs]

4. IMO, Tr*mp should be very worried that more leaks and more Russia info

aren't coming out daily. Certainly, there's a lot more info that IC has that isn't publicly available...lots more potential leaks.

But...if, IF, what many suspect about Russia/Trump is true, it would be very important for the Intelligence Community to be completely defensible and rock solid in their ultimate revelations. The most damning, final conclusions would likely not be sneaked out in leaks but would be official. Has to be...the impacts are serious and unprecedented and don't reflect well on US democracy or on the US generally. A huge blow. A huge crisis.

Even though it's frustrating to check DU every day for more leaks / Russia news and see little, I'd like to think that three FBI probes and CIA investigations already have 90% of the info they need and they are buttoning down loose ends before taking official action.

They must already know how this ends and, while urgent, the conclusions need to be clear, defensible, and obvious. Can't officially reveal mere suspicions that cause chaos and more polarization...they must reveal a conclusion built on facts. If they just had suspicions, we would see more leaks so that the public can decide for themselves...and that's not what seems to be happening.