SOCHI, December 3. /TASS/. Donald Trump may be handcuffed in terms of what he can do with US foreign policy due to ongoing divisions in American society, Alexander Dynkin, an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said during a media working group meeting within the Petersburg Dialogue in Sochi.

"I can see several limiting factors in the foreign policy. The society is still divided: Democratic governors promised to provide strong opposition, and a significant number of media outlets have deep-rooted anti-Russian sentiments. The second factor is time: he only has four years, effectively two years, until the fall of 2026, while the Republicans control Congress," the expert said.

He noted that interventions by previous US administrations in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Afghanistan are still fresh in the memory of the American public.

When summarizing the US election campaign, he specifically emphasized the fact that Trump beat Kamala Harris in every voting group except one, people with a university degree and income of over $100,000. According to the expert, thanks to Elon Musk, Trump has a big support base in California, and particularly in Silicon Valley, which was far from the case during his 2016 and 2020 campaigns. "Trump has managed to become the leader of the post-liberal technological agenda with the idea of returning freedom of speech into online space and the liberation of social media from the left-wing liberal censors," he noted.

Petersburg Dialogue forum

The Petersburg Dialogue was launched in 2001 at the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as a platform for a sincere exchange of opinions among politicians, researchers, cultural figures, business people and representatives of civil society. The forum’s main objective is establishing constructive cooperation between representatives of all public fields of the two states. It is aimed at strengthening Russian-German ties, promoting understanding between the two countries and positively influencing relations between Russia and the European Union in general.