We will only understand the voice

Donald Trump plans to hold a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future. The elected president of the United States has been an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

Trump also said that he received a “excellent” letter from Putin, but did not tell anything about the content of the message.

The day before, the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow hopes to improve Russian-American relations after Trump's office entered. "He was a very firm supporter of the idea of ​​good relations between our countries," Peskov said.

At the same time, Peskov noted that two countries have accumulated serious baggage of disagreements. “But if we are wise enough to start talking to each other, and try to hear each other's concern, this will be a real success,” the spokesman emphasized.

According to Peskov, in order to establish trust between the two countries, Trump could convince NATO to withdraw troops from Russian borders, which could lead to "a kind of discharge in Europe." Putin’s spokesman called NATO a “confrontation tool”, adding that “we do not feel safe” and are forced to take measures. Peskov also said that without the interaction of Russia and the United States, further steps on political settlement in Syria are difficult.

During the election campaign, Tram declared sympathy for Putin and intention to improve relations with him. On October 18, Trump said that in the event of his victory in the election , he was ready to meet with the Russian president before the inauguration . "I am considering the possibility of meeting with Putin and the Russian leadership before the work of my administration. I think it would be wonderful," Trump said. Thus, he answered the question "how he would escape the possibility of war with Russia." According to Trump, the problem is that American leaders are too often offended by Putin. “It is not surprising that he can stand either Obama or Hillary Clinton,” Trump said.

After the election of Trump, a number of European politicians called on the elected president to take a tough position in relation to Russia .

On Thursday, Reuters, citing five European diplomats, reported that they intend to extend sanctions against Russia in December this year, before Trump was taking office . According to the agency’s interlocutors, the EU is afraid that the actions of the new US president can complicate the achievement of consensus. “After Trump’s inauguration in January, if he really goes closer to Putin, disagreements within the EU in Russia may delve into the maintenance of sanctions,” one of the diplomats said.

At the same time, some diplomats consider it not too probable to a significant mitigation of the US position in relation to Russia. They recall that many Republicans-member of Congress take a firm anti-Russian position. “Even if we assume that Trump will reach out to Putin, what can he actually achieve? He (Putin. - Ed.) A very difficult partner, it is difficult to get something from him back. And the Republicans are very pragmatic,” the EU representative said.