The discoveries of Russian state television predict “deceive” Donald Trump

A kremlin propagandist said Russia should try to force Donald Trump to make decisions that take advantage of Moscow because the United States is an opponent.

Igor Korotchenko told the program 60 minutes That any Moscow decision to establish a relationship with the new American administration should keep in mind that Washington’s objective is the destruction of Russia.

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Why it matters

Russian state television does not necessarily reflect Kremlin’s thought, but Korotchenko’s comments report distrust by commentators that the new Trump administration can inaugurate better diplomatic links between Moscow and Washington than those who existed under Joe Biden.

What to know

The clip, published on social networks by Russia Watcher and journalist Julia Davis, shows Korotchenko saying to Russia 1 that any assessment of the American administration had to consider how Trump was a “predator” and that Washington will always be the opponent of Moscow.

This meant that even if movements are underway for Moscow and Washington to repair links, Washington’s goal of the destruction of Russia must be kept in mind.

Trump did not play the role of “bad cop” like Biden, but he was nevertheless a cop and his comments on the acquisition of Greenland showed that his objective was the expansion, said Korotchenko.

He concluded that everyone in Chinese soldiers does not understand the risks that the United States produced a strike against China, in the midst of tensions on the fate of Taiwan.

This means that the communication channels between Moscow and Beijing should consider forcing Trump administration and pushing Washington to make decisions that would weaken the United States

China and Russia should tackle their relationship with the United States according to pragmatism and cynicism in which the country which provides the best wins rather than that which makes strategic errors, he added.

What people say

Igor Korotchenko, editor -in -chief of national defense: “We should have a closed channel (with China) for consultations on … How we force the red flags of the United States for them or perhaps push America to decisions that will finally weaken.

Russia Watcher Julia Davis: “Igor Korotchenko urged Moscow and Beijing to jointly encourage the United States to make a bad decision.”

What happens next

Trump said on Friday that his administration had serious discussions with Russia about his war in Ukraine and that he and Vladimir Putin could soon take “important” measures to put an end to the conflict.

The day before, Putin congratulated Trump as a pragmatic leader who focuses on American interests but who questioned the legitimacy of any negotiation involving the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.