If there were ever a time for Europe to develop a Russia strategy independent of Washington, it is now. For most of the period since Russia annexed Crimea, Russian propagandists and foreign-policy mouthpieces have been harping on Europe to break ranks with Washington, pursue its natural material interests, and do a deal. With the election of Donald Trump, the Kremlin may finally have gotten the wedge it wanted in the trans-Atlantic bloc — just not quite in the way Moscow may have expected.
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Samuel Greene: Europe needs a hearts and minds campaign for Russia
People enjoy skating at a temporary open air ice rink in the center of the Red square in front of the Historical museum in Moscow on Dec. 14, 2016.
