"Trump Offers Condolences to Putin For Deafly Airliner Crash"

In an article from The Washington Post, they discuss the recent airline crash that happened in Moscow that killed all 71 passengers on board. Trump stated that the U.S. is, "standing by to assist Russian authorities in their investigation into why a Russian airliner on a regional flight crashed Sunday." While it is a horrific accident with a suspicious cause, it is odd that Trump is taking such a part to this. I feel like there are enough issues in the U.S. that he has either caused himself or that need to be dealt with and would be more of a priority then this new situation. Russia is a powerful country and I feel like they could handle this issue themselves unless later on when further help is needed. Part of the reason Trump and Putin are so close is because over the past few months and year they have become close alliances to help one another out. Trump and Putin last spoke in December when Putin called Trump to thank him for a CIA trip. Putin apparently repeatedly hopes Trump can follow through on his campaign promises to improve relations with Russia. In conclusion, Trump and his relations with Putin and Russia have been questionable over the past few months and it will be interesting to see where it all goes.



Link to article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/kremlin-trump-offers-condolences-to-putin-for-plane-crash/2018/02/12/a8ba78ca-1023-11e8-a68c-e9374188170e_story.html?utm_term=.dee99076baf5