Originally Posted by
LaserSharkDFB
Russia was warned before the attack began, and the attack was ultimately useless. And it was an attack on Syria, not Russia.
Removing people with ties with Russia from his administration does not count as something done against Russia. It counts as covering his own ass. And reports say Trump still wants Flynn back on the team.
I'm not sure what the 'diplomatic property' thing is, but not resolving an issue doesn't count as an action taken against Russia. It counts as 'not doing anything'.
And as far as the NATO speech goes, as I understand it he said a lot of things that made the NATO alliance seem less solid than it used to be, something that Putin would very much like to see.
Trump has taken no actions against Russia. None. He's barely taken any actions involving America. He's insulted our allies in Europe, as well as our neighbors to the north and south, and has repeatedly shown admiration for Putin. If his team hadn't got busted talking to the Russians about lifting sanctions, he probably would've done that as soon as he took office. I don't think Putin thought Trump was really going to win, and was banking on Clinton being weakened by manufactured scandals, but Trump sure is dancing to his tune.