November 23, 2016

"The direction of US-Russia relations under Donald Trump's leadership has become a hot topic recently. Although normal official channels of collaboration between Moscow and Washington have been closed, the two have been seeking other ways to ease bilateral tensions.

Since the end of 2013, the crises in Syria and Ukraine have fueled the hostility between Russia and the US, stalling an improvement in their relations. But right before the US election, a slim hope rose. At the 13th annual Valdai Discussion Club, Russian President Vladimir Putin changed his past hard-line attitude and said Russia and the West, especially the US, should break out of the vicious circle of blaming each other and seek dialogue."

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