Russia Open to Cooperation With Trump Administration, as Long as It Achieves War Goals in Ukraine

The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement regarding the US election results, where Republican candidate Donald Trump secured victory over Democratic rival Kamala Harris.

The statement says that Russia holds no illusions about the newly elected American President and that the US political elite, regardless of party lines, maintains an anti-Russian stance and a commitment to 'containing Moscow.'

“We have no illusions about the elected American President, who is well known in Russia, and the new composition of Congress, where the Republicans, according to preliminary data, are gaining the upper hand. The ruling political elite in the United States, regardless of party affiliation, adheres to anti-Russian attitudes and a line on ‘containing Moscow’. This line is not subject to fluctuations in the domestic political barometer in the United States, whether we are talking about ‘America First’ as interpreted by D. Trump and his supporters or about a ‘rules-based world order’, which the Democrats are ‘fixated’ on.”

“The victory of D. Trump in the US presidential elections, who is returning to the White House after a four-year break, certainly reflects the dissatisfaction of Americans with both the results of the Biden administration and the election program of the Democratic Party, proposed by its hastily nominated candidate, Vice President K. Harris, instead of the current head of state,” the Russian Foreign Ministry wrote. 

The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that American democracy is not aligned with modern standards for direct and transparent elections.

“In these conditions, even the chronic flaws of American ‘democracy’ with its archaism and non-compliance with modern standards of direct, honest and transparent elections did not help the ruling group prevent the defeat of K. Harris.”

The Ministry continues by stating that Trump’s victory will spur increased internal tensions.

“This, however, does not cancel out the deep civil division in the United States, where the electorate is almost equally divided. In fact, we are talking about a confrontation between Democratic and Republican states, as well as supporters of "progressive" and traditional values. It can be expected that the return of D. Trump will spur increased internal tensions and the bitterness of the opposing camps.”

The Russian Foreign Ministry continues by stating it will continue its invasion of Ukraine, “special military operation.“

“Russia will work with the new Administration when it ‘settles’ in the White House, firmly defending Russian national interests and focusing on achieving all the goals of the special military operation,” the Ministry concluded. “Our conditions are unchanged and are well known in Washington.”

The 2024 United States presidential election took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated the newly elected USA President Donald Trump in a post on his official account on X.