US President-elect Donald Trump has proven that he is less likely to engage in military confrontations with other countries such as Russia, but radical advisers may “reshape” his agenda, says an analyst in New York.
James Petras, an author and political commentator, made the remarks following Senator John McCain’s warnings to Trump against trusting Russia’s call for better ties.
Speaking after the first phone conversation between Trump and Putin, McCain said Tuesday that the Russian head of state was not to be trusted.
“With the US presidential transition underway, Vladimir Putin has said in recent days that he wants to improve relations with the United States,” the Republican senator of Arizona said in a statement.
McCain’s comments were aimed at preventing Trump from following one of his most important campaign pledges, which included cooperation with Russia to solve mutual differences between the two sides.
At least that was what the…