Trump would like to form anti-terrorist coalition with Russia but mistrusts UNSC - Pentagon advisor
MOSCOW. April 27 (Interfax) - U.S. President Donald Trump would like to build an anti-terrorist coalition together with Russia but has no trust in the UN Security Council, Richard Weitz, Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at Hudson Institute and a Pentagon advisor, said in an interview published in the Thursday issue of the newspaper Izvestia.
Donald Trump would really want to create an anti-terrorist coalition with Russia, but he has no trust in the UN Security Council and is unlikely to agree to this format; however, this scenario cannot be completely ruled out, although a broad coalition is not in sight for now, Weitz said when the newspaper asked him to assess prospects for setting up a broad anti-terrorist coalition under the UN aegis advocated by Moscow.
The resumption of a constructive dialogue between Russia and the United States is possible because Moscow and Washington are engaged in settling a series of international problems that cannot be resolved without their joint actions, compromises and agreements, Weitz said.
For instance, there is the Middle East peace process where both Russia and the United States have a certain influence on Israel; there are also Egypt and Libya, not to mention Syria and Ukraine, and a thaw in the Russia-U.S. relationship could have a positive effect on settling problems in those regions, Weitz said.
It is also important to bear in mind European security and the need for Russia and the U.S. to be permanently in touch and discuss everything that happens with China, he said.
