The U.S. will give Russia problems for the following years.
Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that he wants to mend relations with Russia, but instead canceled strategically important agreements. Joe Biden many years ago compared Vladimir Putin to Peter the Great, but then advocated his removal. Against this background, Russia makes its own bet, anticipating at least another 4 years of geopolitical confrontation with the United States.
As stated in the material of the American publication “The National Interest”, the Kremlin does not make sense to support one or another candidate for the US presidency, since none of them will improve relations with the Russian Federation. Moreover, Washington’s foreign policy is becoming more and more “toxic” due to internal strife.
Four years ago, Moscow really appreciated Trump’s victory, but illusions were dispelled very quickly, writes NI. Attempts by the President of the United States to improve relations ran into opposition from Congress. In addition, it was the Trump administration that distinguished itself by terminating important international agreements on weapons, imposing harsh sanctions and supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine.
Today it is impossible to say that Trump’s second term will be any different. The outlook for Joe Biden’s presidency will also do little good for Russian-American relations. He is already threatening to increase pressure on the Russian Federation, although at the dawn of his career he compared Putin to Peter the Great. Even after becoming vice president, the publication reminds, Biden sympathized with the Russian leader, but already in 2011 he told the Russian opposition that the United States did not want to see Putin as president.
Given this political alignment, Russia has made its own bet that will help to cope with American pressure in the next 4 years. In particular, she will continue to strengthen cooperation with China. Since 2014, the countries have increased the volume of trade to $ 110 billion, at the same time reducing their dependence on the American currency.
Ultimately, writes the National Interest, in recent years Russia has become convinced that American pressure is unpleasant, but not fatal. Washington will have to accept the modern reality, where along with the United States there are other powerful powers.