Trump-Putin: A Rapprochement Unrealized

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published November 30, 2018 | 01:15 PM

Washington, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Nov, 2018 ) :Donald Trump's cancellation of weekend talks with his Russian counterpart is the latest in a series of collapsed efforts towards rapprochement.

After having promised during his 2016 electoral campaign to mend ties with Russia, the US president faced several global disputes that made a thaw difficult.

At the same time, the US special counsel's probe of possible collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia raised domestic suspicion over any efforts towards accommodation with his Kremlin counterpart.

Trump's own conciliatory attitude also stirred the hostility of an American Congress which has stood up to Moscow.