Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Putin’s Pet: The Real Reason behind Moscow’s Support for Trump 482 July 28, 2016 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in iPolitics (Canada) on 27 July 2016 by Jonathan Manthorpe (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:2016 presidential electionCanadaDonald Trumphack of DNC emailsinternational relationsRussiaVladimir Putin Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Austria: Little Caesar Marco October 13, 2026. Published in Der StandardRubio (or "little Marco," as Trump calls him) conveniently overlooked a few small things. 0 Egypt: Trump’s Nobel Prize Hysteria October 15, 2026. Published in almasryalyoum[E]very sane person in the world is astonished by the audacity and derangement of this man. 0 Australia: Trump and Netanyahu Are Putting the World at Risk To Stay in Power October 16, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: Carney Struggles To Know If He Should Back Trump on Russia, or Not October 13, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Lebanon: Washington: The Limits of a Military Option October 15, 2026. Published in AnnaharWithout a comprehensive approach to the Yemeni crisis ... changing the balance of power on the ground will remain extremely difficult. 0 Topics Germany: Saudi Arabia Is Paying the Price* October 18, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Germany: Quickly Lashing Out Once More October 18, 2026. Published in TazTrump can't cope ... and his attacks are becoming more frenzied. He's a lame duck with a gun. 0 Japan: Pressure on Ukraine: The US Administration’s Focus Is Backward October 18, 2026. Published in Sankei Shimbun 0 Ireland: Trump’s Sham ‘Peace Plan’ for Palestine Is 1 Year Old, More than 1,500 Have Been Killed in Gaza Since October 16, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on US Midterms: a Lame Duck Trump Is Still a Danger October 16, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: Trump and Netanyahu Are Putting the World at Risk To Stay in Power October 16, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: The Unpleasant Logic of Live-Streaming Nidal Hasan’s Execution October 16, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Egypt: What Happens in the US Economy Doesn’t Stay in the US Economy October 15, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineFor the rest of the world, the cheque’s consequences have three faces: the good, the bad, and the ugly. 0 Related Articles Germany: Saudi Arabia Is Paying the Price* October 18, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany: Quickly Lashing Out Once More October 18, 2026. Published in TazTrump can't cope ... and his attacks are becoming more frenzied. He's a lame duck with a gun. Germany: Trump Remains Putin’s Best Helper October 18, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungKyiv should ask itself whether it is relying too much on Trump. Ukraine’s true allies are the Europeans. Japan: Pressure on Ukraine: The US Administration’s Focus Is Backward October 18, 2026. Published in Sankei Shimbun Ireland: Trump’s Sham ‘Peace Plan’ for Palestine Is 1 Year Old, More than 1,500 Have Been Killed in Gaza Since October 16, 2026. Published in Irish Times Previous articleTrump, Clinton and the Perils of Wide-Open PrimariesNext articlePolitical Maelstrom at the Heart of the World LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment