Gorbachev expressed the hope for improved relations between the US and Russia after the victory trump – Look

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev expressed the hope for improving Russian-American relations after the victory of Donald trump.

“I do not exclude that the new US President Russian-American relations can significantly improve. I am convinced that it is now necessary to initiate bilateral dialogue at the highest level. This is especially true of the main directions in international politics. And prevent the disruption of the dialogue in any case”– quoted Gorbachev to “Interfax”.

Republican Donald trump won a victory on elections of the President of the United States. According to CNN, he has received 289 votes of electors from 29 States, for the victory he needed 270 electoral College votes. His rival from the camp of the Democrats, Hillary Clinton retained the 215 electoral votes.

trump has made a first statement after his election as head of the American state. Before that, Clinton called Trump and conceded defeat in the US presidential election.

President Vladimir Putin in his congratulatory message, won the election to Republican Donald Trump expressed confidence that the dialogue between Moscow and Washington, taking account of each other’s positions meets the interests of Russia and the United States.

VZGLYAD led online reporting of vote on elections in the USA. In addition, the OPINION gathered the views of analysts and social media users who discuss the victory of a billionaire and its impact on relations between Russia and the United States.