Putin tests Trump’s hopes for a Russia reset

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is escalating his war against the West. Putin is directly targeting the United States itself, not just U.S. allies. The Russian dictator is probing for weakness, and America must respond.

To restore deterrence and prevent a wider war against the West, the Trump administration must finally end its delusional thinking that commercial ventures will sate Putin’s imperial ambitions or influence him to adopt a more moderate course.

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