“And nobody even knows where they come from.”On Russia, Mr. Trump said he hoped to strike a deal with President Vladimir V. Putin to reduce nuclear weapons stockpiles. “They have sanctions on Russia — let’s see if we can make some good deals with Russia,” he said. “After 9/11, NATO’s main vocation became fighting terrorism in Afghanistan,” said Alexander Vershbow, the former deputy secretary general of NATO. Asked about Mr. Trump’s previous criticism of NATO, General Mattis said he had spoken with him about the value of the alliance. Ms. May had reached out to Mr. Trump just after Christmas with a gift: a copy of an address Winston Churchill gave to the American people in 1941.

Source: New York Times January 16, 2017 03:58 UTC