Sebastian Rotella ProPublica
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Sebastian Rotella ProPublica
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White supremacists are building international networks to spread their violent ideology. Efforts at transatlantic counterterrorism cooperation hit an obstacle: the politics of the Trump Administration.
![MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY, 15 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches during the meeting of the Extended Board of the Prosecutor General's Office , in Moscow, Russia, February,15, 2018. Vladimir Putin who is expected to be re-elected during the Presidential Elections 2018 planned on March,18. ( Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GettyImages-918574758-e1526930943556.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1)
After an attack on a former spy, the State Department pondered placing that label on Putin’s government. Instead, the Trump administration continued a longtime U.S. policy of treating Russia as a partner in fighting terrorism even as evidence of its misbehavior mounts.