Donald Trump: Russia and its President Vladimir Putin would be assets in fighting Islamic State

President-elect Donald Trump has said that Russia and its President Vladimir Putin would be assets in fighting the Islamic State terror organisation, which he called the “number one” issue, and blamed President Barack Obama’s policies for creating a void in the Middle East that gave it room to grow.

In his first news conference as President-elect on Wednesday that was slim on foreign policy, a recurring theme was regaining global respect for the US.