Donald Trump, who won the US presidential elections, speaks warmly of Russian President Vladimir Putin because he wants to make a deal with him on the issue of Ukraine, he writes.Wall Street Journalciting the former special representative of the US State Department for Ukraine, Kurt Volker.
Volcker said the president-elect's warm words to Putin masked more trade tactics in negotiations with world leaders.
In a conversation with reporters, Volker also reminded that although Trump tried to maintain friendly relations with the Russian leader in the past as president, he still took steps against Russia, for example, lifting the ban on arms supplies to Ukraine before the start of hostilities.
