Certainly, the Russian government has a list of things it wants from the United States in a perfect world: lifting sanctions on Russian companies and individuals, recognition of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as an ally in the fight against terrorism in Syria, agreement to end all discussions of democracy and human rights, acquiescence to spheres of influence for our two countries, and, the granddaddy ask of them all, American recognition of Crimean “reunification.”
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A mural depicting a winking Vladimir Putin taking off his Donald Trump mask is painted on a storefront outside of the Levee bar in Brooklyn on Feb. 25 in New York City.
