Translation: Patrushev, second in charge in Russia after Putin, just hinted that since Russia put Trump in as president, Trump now owes Russia a lot.

In his future policies, including those on the Russian track US President-elect Donald Trump will rely on the commitments to the forces that brought him to power, rather than on election pledges, Russian presidential aide Nikolay Patrushev told the daily Kommersant in an interview.

Tass