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Just weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as US president, the billionaire Republican posted a series of comments on Twitter about Russia.

“Having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing,” he posted on the messaging platform. He added that the two countries, which had a fraught relationship under Barack Obama, the former president, could work together in the future to “solve pressing problems” around the world.

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