At a speech to the people of Poland in Warsaw on Thursday morning, President Trump issued his harshest criticism of Russia yet, condemning their use of hacking and propaganda to influence Western elections and governments. However, Trump also invited Russia to do the right thing and "join the community of responsible nations."



Trump is essentially making the case that "The East" as it was during the Cold War has now essentially become a part of "Western Civilization." Trump said that Russia and the West now share common enemies such as Islamic terrorism and that in order to defeat such threats "to civilization itself" Russia, Europe, and North America will have to work together.