Obama creates problem for Trump
President Barack Obama’s sanctions on Russia and sacking of 35
diplomats from the U.S. speaks of
the hatred the two big powers harbor against each other. The Washington establishment is also happy
with the President’s decisions. President elect Trump had said during the
campaign that he would coordinate with Russia in the fight against the Islamic
State. What will Trump do now?
Russia-U.S. relations have hit the lowest point since the
collapse of the Soviet Union. The sanctions the U.S. and its European allies
have imposed on Russia after it annexed Crimea has worsened the relations between
the two big powers. In Syria, Russia made a military intervention to boost the
regime of Bashar al-Assad against armed rebels who had U.S. support. Obama’s policy will have long-term
implications for U.S.-Russia ties. Today’s
Russia doesn’t have the economic resources of the Soviet Union. For now, Putin
has deftly avoided a tit-for-tat response.
Russia's proximity to China emboldens it to defy the American and
European challenge. While Russia has been forced to sell its precious jewels -
technologies and intellectual properties from its military-industrial complex -
to China just in order to earn extra dollars in order to survive, the proximity
that developed in the process has helped it diplomatically even though there is
a strong undercurrent of suspicion between the two former communist nations.
Russia has also been asserting itself in Afghanistan. US is losing leverage with Pakistan too.
Obama's farewell shot on Russia again deepens the US-Russia
antagonism further. This will be a headache to Trump who assured better relation with USSR
in his tenure. If he does anything in favour of Russia it will be viewed
differently by US people who cherish the arch rivalry between the two. Obama has
created the web for Trump and how Trump will clear it is a million dollar
question.
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