Russia on the US presidential elections. Neutrality, with a slight tilt towards Trump. OSW Commentary 2020-11-05.
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2020

Russia’s ruling elite believes that the outcome of the US presidential elections will have only a negligible impact on Washington’s policy towards Moscow, because the American establishment is convinced that Russia under Vladimir Putin has consistently pursued an anti-American policy. In Russia’s view, each candidate has both strong and weak points, but in the end the Kremlin would prefer to see Donald Trump remain in the White House. To this end, Moscow has been active – particularly in the sph