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US Republicans’ win in mid-term elections unlikely to mend relations with Russia

ZAMYATINA Tamara 
The US Republicans’ win in the mid-term congressional elections will not bring about any noticeable change for the better in Washington-Moscow relations

MOSCOW, November 5. /TASS/. The US Republicans’ win in the mid-term congressional elections will not bring about any noticeable change for the better in Washington-Moscow relations, which will remain strained for a while, says the general director of the Russian Council for International Affairs, Andrey Kortunov.

“The importance of these relations should not be over-exaggerated,” he told TASS.

“Over foreign policy issues there is a two-party consensus between the Democrats and the Republicans. There are no fundamental differences between them. Moreover, the Republicans are still critical of a potential presidential candidate from the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, the secretary of state in Obama’s former administration, for starting the ‘reset’ policy in relations with Russia. One should not expect them to come up with any constructive initiatives towards Moscow,” Kotunov said.

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