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b_b · 3098 days ago · link · · parent · post: Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking
Putin is a pretty smart guy. Not sure he can lose here. Either he gets what he wants, which is sanctions relief in the short term and a return to the Great Powers system in the longer term, or he at least gets to say that America is no better than Russia; we're all corrupt. I'm not sure he sees a downside with Trump no matter what the outcome. Trump of already on record saying that we're the same, and is also on record questioning NATO, the EU, and other international cooperation organizations. To some extent part of Putin's mission is already accomplished.