If Donald Trump is elected president, he could push for an American foreign policy that is more favorable to Russian President Vladimir Putin's goals and interests, some experts fear — and he could unnerve U.S. allies.
Trump's praise for Putin's "strong" leadership
has already caused issues, said Evelyn Farkas, a former deputy assistant
defense secretary for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia in the Obama
administration and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
"He's already done damage to us vis-a-vis Russia
as a candidate. I frankly shudder to think what he could to U.S.
interests as commander-in-chief and president," Farkas told NBC News.
Trump's effusive admiration for Putin, who Sen.
Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, referred to on Thursday as "a thug, a
dictator, an autocratic ruler who has his opposition killed in the
streets of Russia" has baffled many, including some in his own party. The Republican nominee recently rattled NATO partners in the Baltics when he suggested that he might not rush to their aid.
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