It’s time to part with illusions. Otherwise, the United States cannot develop and execute a sustainable policy towards Russia.
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/america-must-drop-its-delusions-about-dealing-russia-25147
Trump wants to have it both ways. Russia's ambassador is tired of it.
Trump asked aides not to publicly tout a deal to send U.S. missiles to Ukraine because he didn't want to irk Putin.
http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=5ABEA17B26EA4
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/30Mar2018/wp/war.html
https://www.znak.com/2018-03-30/kak_menyalas_reakciya_vlasti_na_tragediyu_v_kemerovo