Washington • Former U.S. ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman suggests more carrots and fewer sticks in America’s approach to Moscow.
Days removed from his post as the United States’ top diplomat to Russia, Huntsman offered his thoughts on America’s foreign policy toward a chief rival, writing an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal asserting that sanctions imposed by both countries decrease the ability to mend relationships.
“If we allow fear to dictate our approach, we may never find or even consider policies that more effectively advance our national interests, improve the bilateral relationship and make the world safer,” Huntsman wrote.