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Russian lawmakers, state media experts and pundits on tightly-choreographed TV shows openly reveal that the Kremlin is still rooting for Trump. But Moscow has a growing concern that this time around, their preferred candidate might lose. https://trib.al/5BcWype

Russian Media Is Rooting for Civil War in America: ‘The Worse, the Better’

“It is better to remain neutral, but if we had to choose, then Trump is certainly ours.”

https://trib.al/5BcWype

Having openly wished for Trump to drive the United States into civil war, Russian state media figures are now relishing that idea with renewed enthusiasm. They believe it would destabilize America to such an extent as to undermine its very sovereignty. https://trib.al/5BcWype

Russian Media Is Rooting for Civil War in America: ‘The Worse, the Better’

“It is better to remain neutral, but if we had to choose, then Trump is certainly ours.”

https://trib.al/5BcWype

The idea of a coup d'état seems all but inevitable, Dmitry Drobnitsky, a Russian state TV analyst, argued: “The loser in this election would be an idiot to accept the outcome.” https://trib.al/5BcWype

Russian Media Is Rooting for Civil War in America: ‘The Worse, the Better’

“It is better to remain neutral, but if we had to choose, then Trump is certainly ours.”

https://trib.al/5BcWype

Read the eye-opening report from @JuliaDavisNews here: http://trib.al/5BcWype

Russian Media Is Rooting for Civil War in America: ‘The Worse, the Better’

“It is better to remain neutral, but if we had to choose, then Trump is certainly ours.”

http://trib.al/5BcWype

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