He appeared to signal that the United States may turn its back on its allies, thereby weakening America and strengthening Russia, and throwing away what America helped build over three-quarters of a century. Judging by what we have heard from Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin should not have been just satisfied with Trump's election. Europeans saw what Putin did in Ukraine and fear the US would do nothing to stop Putin from creating havoc in their countries. But it would also constitute a historic loss for the United States. Sure, getting along with Putin would be nice, but not at the expense of America's values; not at the cost of weakening America.

Source: CNN January 17, 2017 22:10 UTC