WASHINGTON – US President-elect Donald Trump has hinted that he could lift the sanctions against Russia if Moscow proved helpful in battling terrorists and reaching other goals important to the United States, a newspaper report said Friday. But “if you get along and if Russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody’s doing some really great things?” he asked. The two discussed setting up a call between Trump and Putin after Trump is sworn in next Friday. Trump’s openly pro-Russia stance has been scrutinized recently amid US intelligence’s conclusion that Russia helped him win the presidential election through hacking activities. Quoting unsubstantiated intelligence reports, US media also revealed Wednesday that Russia might have owned compromising materials about Trump, who made a visit to Moscow in 2013.

Source: GNN Liberia January 14, 2017 11:43 UTC