Romney Adviser: Russia Will Respond To ‘Strong President’

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Ed Gillespie, senior campaign adviser to Mitt Romney, was pressed by MSNBC’s Chuck Todd Friday to clarify how the Republican nominee would handle policy with Russia differently than President Barack Obama.  Gillespie said that Romney will work with European allies to improve U.S. relations with Russia, which he argued have grown frostier since Obama took office.

“I think that Russia understands that when there’s a strong president who can work with Germany, our allies in Europe and France, you can get better results with Russia if you have strong allies in Europe,” Gillespie said. “They’ll respond to that.”

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