Can Trump Resist the Kremlin’s Lure?

According to a recent report in The Moscow Times, Russia is attempting to entice U.S. President Donald Trump into an agreement that would reorganize the spheres of influence between the great powers. In other words, a return to the post-World War II era, when Europe was divided by the Iron Curtain into two parts—one of which was controlled by Moscow’s brutal communist regime, even through military interventions if necessary.

Such an objective, of course, cannot be acceptable to any sane Western leader. And that’s why every person in the free world must believe and hope that Donald Trump is exactly that.

However, according to The Moscow Times, the Kremlin does not share this view. It is exploring what kind of “carrots” might persuade the U.S. President to agree to the division of Europe. The list includes bilateral agreements on rare earth metals and Russian support for the U.S. in the Iran negotiations.

Donald Trump is also being tempted with personal benefits, such as the opportunity to build a Trump Tower in Moscow—something he has dreamed of since the 1980s. Of course, I understand how that might appeal to the president, even if accepting such a proposal would strongly reek of corruption—sacrificing democratic Europe for personal gain and vanity.

That is precisely why I believe the coming months will be exciting to follow in terms of the relationship between Trump and the Kremlin. Hopefully, we’ll see the Kremlin’s ambitions dashed against the solid reason of a sane U.S. president—one who proves he is not the kind of rascal the Kremlin takes him for.

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