Trump’s “political will” could quickly improve the U.S.’ relationship with Russia, the Kremlin suggested.
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The Kremlin’s top spokesperson hailed the Trump administration’s foreign policy as being “align[ed]” with Russia on Sunday, after President Donald Trump’s clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office strained the U.S.’ longstanding alliance with Ukraine in its war against Russia.Key Facts
The Trump administration “is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations,” which “largely aligns with our vision,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian state media Sunday, as translated by Agence France-Presse.
Improving the U.S.’ relationship with Russia has “a long way to go because a lot of damage has been done to the whole complex of bilateral relations,” Peskov said, but if Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s current “political will … is maintained, this path can be quite quick and successful.”
Peskov’s comments come after Trump and Vice President JD Vance fought with Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Friday, scuttling a planned minerals deal.
Trump said Ukraine was “not really in a good position right now” during the Oval Office argument and accused Zelenskyy of “gambling with World War III,” saying about Ukraine reaching a deal with Russia and the U.S., “You’re either gonna make a deal or we are out, and if we’re out, you’ll fight it out.”
The incident has sparked criticism that the Trump administration is aligning itself with Russia, with Sen.
