The point of knives

The United States should occupy a tough position in relation to Russia due to "subversive actions in Europe" and support the regime of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. This was stated by US Presidential Advisor to Lieutenant General Herbert McMaster in an interview with ABC.

McMaster again stated that Russian-American relations are at the “bottom point” and could no longer be worse. "Russia supports the bloody regime in Syria, which led to the civil war and the cycle of violence, which, along with the cruel actions of the" Islamic state "brought the suffering of such a large number of people, provoked a crisis in Syria, which spread to Iraq and, of course, neighboring countries and Europe," the general noted.

“It is necessary to raise the question of Russia's support for such a terrible regime that is one of the parties to the conflict, as well as the subversive actions of Russia in Europe,” McMaster said. “Thus, I believe that it is time to conduct tough discussions with Russia.” He noted that the Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a visit to Moscow coped with this "like no other."

On April 12, Tillerson, after a meeting with Vladimir Putin, stated a low level of trust between the two countries. At the same time, the Secretary of State called negotiations in Moscow productive, despite the fact that a joint press conference with the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov reflected sharp disagreements, in particular on the Syrian issue. Both Lavrov and Tillerson said that the issue of sanctions against Russia was not raised in negotiations.

On April 13, US President Donald Trump at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called his country's relations with Russia the worst for the whole time . "Now we do not get along with Russia at all. Perhaps we have the worst relationship with Russia for the whole time," Trump said.

The US President also noted the important role of the North Atlantic Alliance. “I said that NATO was outdated. He was no longer outdated,” the American leader admitted.