Trump isn't gong to waste his time going up against entrenched bureaucrats -and that's a losing battle.
He needs to make some statement like
"we are not going to have a Russian relationship based solely on sanctions; that helps no-one involved."
The problem is relations got so bad under Obama,there weren't even lower level talks.
I think he needs to go all in and have a meeting,and then a summit with Putin.
Meanwhile he's got to light a fire under Congress if he wants to get anything done; they keep pushing backdates.
Trump is in danger of sinking into the Swamp if he can't get things moving
If they want a Russian reset, Rump needs to own it and say so. No more of this covert shit trying to manipulate a Russian reset without admitting they want it.
Very poor management of an administration.
Makes me think there is something they are worried about regarding their past relationship with Putin.
