Former top Trump Russia adviser details the sharp contrast between the former President and Biden.
Analysis by John Harwood, CNN
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Fiona Hill doesnt know whether President Joe Biden can lead Western allies to ward off Russias threat to Ukraine. But unlike his predecessor, hes trying.
Hill has a special vantage point on this slow-rolling crisis that US officials say could bring war in Europe at any moment. As a White House national security aide, she advised then-President Donald Trump on Russia and Ukraine and became a star witness in impeachment proceedings that resulted from his conduct.
Now, outside the government as a Brookings Institution senior fellow, shes among the Russia specialists Biden has consulted as he revives foreign policy priorities shared by every president since World War II except Trump.
After Trump derided and weakened the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Biden has rallied NATO on Ukraines behalf.
After Trump pressured Russias beleaguered neighbor for his personal benefit, Biden has steeled Americans for shared sacrifice in defense of Ukraines right of self-determination.
After Trump deferred to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the US governments own intelligence agencies, Biden has deployed those agencies tradecraft in a multi-pronged transatlantic effort to deter Russian aggression.
You couldnt get a sharper contrast, Hill observed in an interview.
For the moment, at least, she sees Bidens approach paying some dividends.'>>>
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