After Republican Donald Trump was elected US President, Russia reacted cautiously. The Kremlin said on Wednesday (November 6) that the US is still an enemy country. Only time will tell if Trump's speech to end the Ukraine war will become a reality. British news agency Reuters reported this news.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Trump made some important comments during his campaign about his desire to end the war in Ukraine. But only time will tell if they will materialize.
We must not forget that we are talking about an enemy country, which is directly and indirectly fighting against our state, Peskov told reporters.
Peskov also said, 'We have repeatedly said that the United States can contribute to the end of this conflict. It may not happen overnight, but the US is capable of changing the course of its foreign policy. whether or not it will happen and how; We will see that in January (after the inauguration of the President of the United States).'
Before the election, Russian officials, including Putin, said it didn't matter to Moscow who won the White House. However, the Kremlin's state media supported Trump.
Russia will work with the new administration while the White House strictly defends Russia's national interests and focuses on achieving all goals to make the special military operation in Ukraine a success, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
“Our conditions are unchanged and Washington knows it very well,” the ministry said.
But Kirill Dmitriev, the influential head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, said in a softer tone that Trump's victory could also be an opportunity to restore ties.
Kirill Dmitriev was a Goldman Sachs banker and liaison to the Trump team.
Ukraine war
Trump, 78, has promised to end the war in Ukraine quickly. However, he did not specify how to do so.
Putin said he was ready to negotiate, but would have to accept Russia's territorial gains and demands, which Ukraine's leadership rejected as an unacceptable capitulation.
Russian forces are advancing into Ukraine at their fastest pace in over a year and control nearly one-fifth of the country.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that Trump's victory is likely to be bad news for Ukraine. Because Trump is a businessman. And this issue of Trump may go in favor of the Russians. Trump dislikes troublesome spending. And the US spends the most on arms support to Ukraine.
