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#RT & #Sputnik relied on #EdMartin to explain #America in terms that…match the perspective of the #Kremlin, mostly to its international audiences, acc/to FilterLabsAI, a firm that analyzes #socialmedia, #state-run #news organizations & other internet postings to track public sentiment in #Russia. Those audiences were in the #US & in “hinge countries” in Central #Europe such as #Poland & #Hungary, & Martin had minimal exposure within Russia except for his criticism of US support for #Ukraine….

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#Trump risks abandoning leadership of a liberal democratic order that spreads American values & global prosperity, siding instead w/ #autocratic #strongman govts.

#EdMartin advocated greater #US - #Russia cooperation before Trump’s 1st meeting as pres w/ #Putin, in Germany in July 2017, saying on #RT that he expected Trump to come away w/ “some affinity w/Putin.” He struck the same note just after the #Ukraine invasion, as the US imposed sanctions on Putin personally.

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…Now, #Trump’s 2nd admin is pushing US #ForeignPolicy ofcls to find ways to partner w/ #Putin’s #Russia, signaling that he is willing to part ways w/ #allies, including by staking claims to #Greenland & #Canada, pressing #Ukraine to seek peace, & shifting US resources from #Europe to focus on #China.
#EdMartin’s views in some ways track those of VP #JDVance & #DNI #TulsiGabbard, who have criticized the exercise of US military power overseas.

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