MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin has lambasted U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy as “imperial” but lauded the U.S. for willing to cooperate with Russia in areas of common interest.
The strategy, published on Monday, is harsher on Russia than Trump has been in public comments. It accuses Russia of using “subversive measures” to weaken America’s credibility and European governments.
Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, told reporters on Tuesday that the mentions of Russia struck Moscow as “imperial” and showed “an aversion to a multi-polar world.”
Peskov, however, said Moscow was encouraged by calls to cooperate with Russia in areas that could be beneficial for the U.S.
Putin and Trump talked on the phone twice last week.
Shorter Kremlin: Look, Cockholster, there’s only one boss. And don’t you forget it.
tRump is told Putin has called his worldview “imperial”, and in a not so surprising way takes that as the ultimate compliment.
Seriously, if Putin wanted to truly insult him he could have done it without stroking his ego and yanking on his short leash at the same time. tRump has always wanted nothing more than to be accepted into the exclusive club of strongmen and dictators. Putin just offered an invitation to join, albeit in a diminished capacity.
Donald will take that as a compliment.
“Emperor Trump ! Ah ! Nice ring to it !”
Putin knows how to play King Crybaby. He plays chess while tRump is still fiddling with how to play Tiddlywinks.