Moscow comments on prospects for post-election relations with Washington

Russia cannot take seriously statements from either US candidate in the heat of an electoral race, the foreign minister has said

Both of the main political parties in the US share a Russophobic policy, in which Ukraine is viewed as a key element of a hybrid war against Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

Moscow’s top diplomat was answering a question about the potential impact of the US presidential election on relations with Russia.

“The anti-Russian and Russophobic orientation of US policy is based on internal political consensus which has a bipartisan nature,” Lavrov stated, adding that “Ukraine is seen as a key element of the hybrid war unleashed against Russia.”

According to the foreign minister, the Republicans and Democrats have already reached a consensus on countering Russia, so it makes no difference to Moscow whether the next president is Donald Trump or Kamala Harris.

He said Moscow cannot trust in statements made by either party during the campaign.“There is no need to take seriously what either candidates says in the heat of election rhetoric,” he stressed. 

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