Putin Sees America Hurtling to Disaster

With Trump at the Wheel

The U.S. election results were received in Moscow with enthusiasm. But it’s not because Trump is seen as a pro-Russian politician or "one of their own"—those illusions faded eight years ago. Now, Kremlin suggests that a Trump victory might open another perspective – he might hasten the collapse of the American state..

My new op-ed in The New York Times about why Putin believes the USA will soon collapse, just like the USSR once did.