Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to New Delhi has prompted sharp criticism of Washington from former Pentagon official Michael Rubin, who claimed the trip is widely viewed in the United States as a consequence of what he described as President Donald Trump’s “gross incompetence”.

Speaking to ANI, Rubin argued that public opinion in the US is split along political lines. “If you’re Donald Trump, it’s being seen through the lens of ‘I told you so’ — that this embrace if India towards Russia is affirming what Donald Trump wants his spin to be. Because Donald Trump isn’t going to admit he is at fault,” he said. “If you’re among the 65 per cent of Americans who dislike Donald Trump, according to the recent polls, then what we are seeing now is the result of Donald

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