Russia, US face long-term confrontation
2017-07-31 09:14:29 source：Global Times
July 30, 2017
US-Russian relations haven't improved remarkably after US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met during the G20
Hamburg Summit held earlier in July. This month has witnessed a
diplomatic row between the two countries, expulsions of diplomats on
both sides and a sanctions bill against Russia. The confrontation
between Washington and Moscow has risen to a new level.
The US
House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on July 25 to slap new
sanctions on Russia. These are America's toughest sanctions against
Russia since the Ukraine crisis in 2014, indicating US-Russian ties have plunged again.
The diplomatic row after the Trump-Putin meeting shows that political détente is not easy to achieve.
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