The Trump administration’s rejection of the “liberal globalist model” creates conditions for renewed dialogue, the embassy in Washington has said
Russia and the US have a chance to normalize relations and avoid a new phase of dangerous confrontation thanks to President Donald Trump’s opposition to the liberal globalist agenda, Moscow’s embassy in Washington has said.
In a statement on Sunday, the embassy celebrated the 92nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the Soviet Union and the US. It said the decision by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to recognize the USSR in 1933 was shaped by his recognition of the new geopolitical reality.
The embassy also noted that despite decades marked by ups and downs in relations, Moscow and Washington have “always found resolutions” to their differences as the two nuclear powers “recognize their responsibility for the fate of the whole planet.”
In today’s environment, it continued, “a window of opportunity has opened for Russia and the United States… to normalize relations based on principles of equality, respect for national interests, and non-confrontational coexistence.” The embassy stressed that this comes “against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s rejection of the liberal globalist model of a ‘rules-based world order’.”
US-Russia relations sank to an all-time low under former US President Joe Biden, amid the Ukraine conflict, but have shown signs of improvement since Trump’s return to the White House.
The US leader has said he wants to end the hostilities, and US and Russian officials have held several rounds of talks this year, including the Alaska summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump.
Although the dialogue failed to yield a breakthrough, Moscow has praised what it called Washington’s willingness to mediate and consider the conflict’s underlying causes. Russian officials have also said the renewed dialogue creates opportunities for trade and economic cooperation despite Washington’s decision to sanction Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil.
Moscow insists any lasting agreement must address the root causes of the conflict and include a pledge from Kiev to stay out of NATO, Ukraine’s demilitarization and denazification, and the recognition of the new territorial reality on the ground.
