After Trump's statements, the Kremlin promptly adjusted its rhetoric and foreign policy priorities

The Kremlin's news agenda underwent an astonishing transformation following a series of scandalous and provocative statements by Trump, as if an old TV had suddenly switched to a comedy channel.

In Moscow, they can't seem to figure out what Trump is up to. His imperial rhetoric leaves them baffled. Trump harshly mocks Putin’s neo-imperial ambitions, throwing the Kremlin into complete confusion. They can’t tell if he’s laughing at them or being serious.
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