It turns out peace is a powerful proposition.
While the peace process in the Ukraine is an urgent and vital priority for the American foreign agenda, it is but a part of the overarching détente process between the nuclear superpowers US and Russia, after the Joe Biden administration from hell managed to degrade relations to the very edge of a confrontation.
With the advent of the second Donald J. Trump administration, things soon started to change.
The few phone calls between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin and the couple of meetings between the two delegations are just a kickstart on the complex process of normalization of the bilateral relations, but it has become immediately apparent the enormous potential in the process.
And we are not talking just about the Geopolitical benefits that peace in Europe will bring, but also the immense opportunities contained in renewed economic ties between the US and Russia.
Sputnik reported:
“Putin-Trump dialogue sparked shift in Russian public opinion
Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, stated that the Putin-Trump talks led to a significant shift in Russian public opinion, calling it a great opportunity for de-escalation.
‘Russians naming the US as ‘hostile’ dropped from 75% to 40%. Support for normalizing ties with the West jumped from 52% to 80%. Dialogue works’, he wrote on his social media.”
Putin–Trump dialogue led to historic shift in Russian public opinion.
• Russians naming the U.S. as “hostile” dropped from 75% to 40% ⁰• Support for normalizing ties with the West jumped from 52% to 80%
Dialogue works. People listen.
Major deescalation opportunity. ️ pic.twitter.com/hiViETtuSZ
— Kirill A. Dmitriev (@kadmitriev) June 8, 2025
NEWS: Most Russians no longer consider the United States their country’s main enemy, according to a Levada Center survey released Thursday, as Donald Trump’s return to the White House fuels hopes of a diplomatic thaw between Moscow and Washington.
— World of Statistics (@stats_feed) June 8, 2025
While the decrease from 75% to 40% on those Russians who view the US as ‘hostile’ is already very meaningful, the increase to jaw-dropping 80% on those who support renewed relationship with the US is not6hing but historical.
If things proceed at this pace, really wonderful things may be ahead in a world where Washington and Moscow cooperate.
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