Those in the administration who served during the Cold War are also returning to that terminology. Mr. Putin’s interview on Russian television, in which he announced the reduction in staff, was free of bombast, the official noted. “We’ve been in a new Cold War for some time now. In public, he has blamed not Mr. Trump, or the investigation into the Russian influence operation around the election, but Congress. director, told the Senate Intelligence Committee just before he was fired by Mr. Trump.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2017 01:31 UTC