The Trump administration kicked off 2017 with hope for better relations with Russia. But the year ends with hardening rhetoric between two of the world’s most influential powers.

Washington is now taking a tougher stance on Moscow for what it calls ‘destabilizing activities’.

Just this week, Donald Trump announced the United States will give Ukraine ‘enhanced defensive capabilities’ to fight pro-Russia separatists, in other words, weapons.

Vladimir Putin’s responded with a warning that this will only increase the use of force, and he used the same tone in outlining how Russia will move into 2018.

So are relations now at their lowest since the end of the Cold War?

And what will 2018 bring?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan

Guests

Nikolay Surkov, foreign policy analyst at the Russian International Affairs Council.

Lawrence Korb, a former assistant secretary of defense and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

Macharia Munene, international relations expert at the United States International University

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10 COMMENTS

  1. trump shared data for attacks in russia putin thanked him after removing the threat globilists are scrambling for saudi and elswhere relasyions rith russia and china can wait for the shutdown of the nwo.

  3. American policy towards North Korea is driven by racism. Trump is like 'how can we be challenged by little rocket man? '

  7. It seems Trump is trying to make better relationship with Russia, although the US media and Congress is making Trump to put pressure on Russia due to US election of Russia meddling in the election. This is a set up to keep Trump away from Russia, I believe that Congress don't want a better relationship with Russia. This is definitely corrupt banker's trying to maintain control

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