The only analysis of the meaning of news available from mainstream media, who are almost entirely deranged with hate for Trump, is  overly simplified drivel just like this piece. Russia is an invaluable asset as some version of an ally in the struggle to put down Islamic State, and to contain Iran and North Korea. They're the only ally that could help contain China, which is a significant economic threat to the US. Not to globalist corporate interests of course, because they make more money there. But to the rest of us who have to worry about illegal dumping of cheap Chinese crap in our market, who have to worry about vanished working class jobs, there's nothing more important.