Russia: we did not expect much from Trump

moscow - Russia has never had great expectations about improving relations with the United States under Donald Trump. That the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. 'Therefore, we should also not be disappointed.'

Trump is now president one month and so far there has been little substantial contact between Vladimir Putin and Trump. 'Only when they talked to each other will be clear that there are still differences, and it is clear where there is room for cooperation,' said Peskov. However such consultation is not planned.

Relations between Russia and the US have not been this bad in years. Trump is a strong advocate of closer ties with Moscow and has great confidence in Russia. The US government, however, does require the Russians to return the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine. Crimea was annexed by Russia. That requirement is at the sore orbit of Moscow.