It's a good article, though they present "the list" in a positive light for Trump's administration when broader consensus seems to be that it's a joke created by interns from Forbes articles. I'm also wondering about their uncritical acceptance of the State depts' report that Russian arms sales are down by billions. I know the Russians have recently concluded a number of high profile sales with traditional US allies like Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Are they overstating the impact of other items listed? I don't know.
In any case, the piece's spin seems to be at best that Trump's administration is being tough on Russia behind their boss' back.
Noah Rothman is a conservative, but he is no Trump toady. I think his assessment of Trump’s flaws here are fair, for the most part.
