Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Asia Times,
At his trademark annual year-end press conference in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again let drop selected foreign-policy nuggets essential to understanding what lies ahead on the turbulent Eurasian geopolitical chessboard.
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By now it’s well known that Putin will run again in the presidential elections scheduled for March 18 (‘it will be self-nomination’ and ‘I hope for the overall support from the public’). The Man in Charge might as well continue to be in charge. So it’s always enlightening to bring down the (spin) noise: sit back, relax, and just listen.
On President Trump: ‘I am on first-name terms with Trump; yes, we would probably use the familiar ‘you.’ I hope he’ll get the opportunity to improve relations with Russia. Look at the markets, how they have grown. This means that investors trust the US economy, this means they trust what he [Donald Trump] is doing in this field.’
This post was published at Zero Hedge on Dec 20, 2017.
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