Jon Huntsman: This Is Probably the Most Difficult Period in Our Relationship with Russia

EXCERPT:

A. HUNTSMAN: "Someone you won’t always be on the same page with is President Vladimir Putin. I know you can’t talk a lot about that interaction. But talk about the morale in Russia right now because over 700 employees have now been sent home, punished by the Russians." 
J. HUNTSMAN: "It’s really unfortunate that the Russians made the decision that they did, to cut, substantially cut our diplomatic presence in Russia. We all know that we are facing difficult times, probably the most difficult period in the relationship since the end of the Cold War. This is a little bit like 1986 all over again where we went through the same kind of tit-for-tat which serves really no purpose at all."