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I don't know about all the sanctions that may have been placed on Russia, but the ones being talked about in regards to Trump, were a response to the Russian invasion of Crimea.
Overall, there's a belief that Russia is corrupt, doesn't respect human rights, and is pals with enemies of the west. Also it is believed that Russia wants to restore it's control over what was lost by the breakup of the USSR.
Experts and policymakers in both Russia and the United States acknowledge a level of hostility and corrosive rhetoric between the two countries that has not existed since the darkest days of the Cold War. Is this due to conflicting geostrategic interests, or fundamentally opposed ideologies? Unlike during the Cold War, today neither is the case. During the Cold War, two relatively equally matched superpowers competed for geopolitical and ideological control, and allowing nations to fall to communism, into the Soviet sphere, sparked fears of dominos falling. Today, Russia is purely interest-driven, and Russian and American interests need not collide; indeed, there is much opportunity for mutually beneficial cooperation. This is not to say that Americans should not be critical of Russian espionage; covert meddling in the 2016 election; repressive Russian domestic political tactics; or aggressive interventions in Syria, Georgia or Ukraine, among other post-Soviet states. It is simply an entreaty towards an objective, clear-eyed understanding of where Russia poses a threat to American interests, and where it does not.>
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[–] freethrowup 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I don't know about all the sanctions that may have been placed on Russia, but the ones being talked about in regards to Trump, were a response to the Russian invasion of Crimea.
Overall, there's a belief that Russia is corrupt, doesn't respect human rights, and is pals with enemies of the west. Also it is believed that Russia wants to restore it's control over what was lost by the breakup of the USSR.
Here's an essay that talks about this a bit.