Diplomat believes Trump should be given chance to improve relations with Russia

US President Donald Trump has just taken the office, so he should be given a chance to improve relations with Russia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview with Yahoo News.

"He’s (Trump) just starting. Just give him a chance," Zakharova said in response to presenter Katie Couric’s question why the relationship between Russia and the US had not improved under President Trump.

Zakharova supposed that it might have been caused by the political course chosen by former US President Barack Obama’s administration, the Russian news agency Tass reported.

"Probably, that has sort of connection with President Obama’s ideology Washington is dominating the world. Probably, that was the point," she said. "Actually, we did nothing to make our relationship worse because we are very interested to develop our relationship in different fields with the United States."

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said during his visit to Moscow in April that relations of the two countries were at a low point.

"I do agree (with Tillerson’s words). And we made so many statements on that. We have to somehow improve the relations just in the interests of our two peoples," Zakharova said.

On April 13, Trump wrote on his Twitter page, "Things will work out fine between the U.S.A. and Russia. At the right time everyone will come to their senses & there will be lasting peace!" Nevertheless, he said US relations with Russia were at "an all-time low."

Source: MENA