NEWSWATCH: “Trump’s Election Boosts Kremlin Hopes for Better Relations” – AP

In careful phrasing befitting the spy he once was … Putin has made it clear he expects a great deal from President-elect Donald Trump. And, the billionaire businessman may expect a transactional relationship with Putin. … Trump has repeatedly called for better relations with Russia, frequently musing about a rosy world in which Russia and the U.S. get along. On Wednesday, Putin did the same, hoping that the ‘degraded’ relations between the two powers would improve once Trump takes over. Putin noted, however, that the tension ‘is not our fault.’

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