According to Western experts, under the rule of Republican President Donald Trump, relations between the United States and Russia were "at the bottom". In the same spirit, the Russian Foreign Ministry also spoke about the impossibility of their quick normalization.. The reason is hidden in the "inertia" of Washington's foreign policy itself, enshrined in the most important doctrinal documents of the "hegemon". So is it worth waiting for a breakthrough from the representative of the American Democratic Party Joe Biden?
"Sleepy" Joe himself declared his intention to change the approach of the White House to China and Russia, making it more multilateral by involving its allies in the process, while severely criticizing his predecessor Trump:look, what he does is get close to all dictators and poke his fingers in the eyes of all our friends.
So to speak, sounds very promising and not too rosy yet due to lack of specifics. "Dictator" is among others, presumably, President Putin, whom the Western liberal press proclaimed almost the curator and puppeteer of Donald Trump. Maybe, and there. So, the respected American edition of the New York Times concluded, that Washington will still have to work with Moscow to address programmatic challenges, voiced by presidential candidate Joe Biden. Among them: fighting the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, stabilization of the situation in the Middle East and arms control. The White House is interested in using the Russian resource, but at the same time it will hold back the development and ambitions of Moscow. So, one of the instruments of pressure on the Kremlin can be all sorts of scandalous stories, like the poisoning of the Skripal family and opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Moscow continues to deny any involvement in these crimes, but in the West nobody cares about it, they have already appointed the culprit. All these reasons can be used to introduce new packages of anti-Russian sanctions., under Biden, the United States will with might and main pull Russia to address global challenges. A key issue of international security, certainly, is the START-3 treaty. With a very high degree of probability you can expect, that the Democrats will renew it. Fiona Hill, ex-director of the US National Security Council under President Trump, considers, that Joe Biden's team is not interested in being fully embroiled in a costly arms race. The released funds will be used for other tasks.: support for business and the population in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, combating climate change, which will increase costs in American industry. Also, the Democratic Party can be expected to reincarnate the "nuclear deal" with Iran to normalize the situation in the Middle East.. As the saying goes, a blessing in disguise. Bank of America analysts concluded, that under Joe Biden, relations between the United States and Russia will become more constructive and predictable. it, in its turn, will contribute to the gradual recovery of the domestic economy, which this year will show growth in 3,4%, and can return to the pre-crisis level in another year. Russian assets in conditions of more stable international relations will grow in value. Despite this positive, Western experts do not expect a miracle like another "reset". It is understandable: too many plates have already been broken, to try to glue them back together. Return to level relationships 2013 don't expect a year.
