NEWSWATCH: “Exeter author: U.S., Russia relations spiral into second Cold War” – SeacoastOnline (New Hampshire)/Alex LaCasse

“… deteriorating relations between United States, its western partners and Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin have already spiraled into a second Cold War. * * * Despite … ongoing animosity between Russia and the United States, Straus believes there is a deal to be struck … over global security issues like Syria. However, he said that would likely not occur without American concessions over items like missile defense systems in central Europe and the acceptance of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. In exchange, the United States could demand Putin end the war in eastern Ukraine and open a real dialogue to rebuild Syria to ensure it does not become the next Libya or Iraq[,] a failed state where extremist groups can flourish. …”

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