MOSCOW, November 5. /TASS/. Following its victory in the midterm elections, the US Democratic Party will fiercely oppose any attempts by President Donald Trump to improve relations with Russia and settle the conflict in Ukraine, US political analyst Dimitri Simes told TASS.

"A Democratic Party victory will inevitably mean that Trump, who is already under pressure from Europeans and some members of his own administration, will have to deal with a Congress that will not merely debate and object, but will launch a full-scale attack against him," the expert said in response to a question about whether the Democrats would hinder Trump’s attempts to settle the Ukrainian crisis.

According to Simes, a Democratic victory will make it difficult for the Trump administration to "take any military action against Iran, because Congress is opposed to war" with Tehran.

"With regard to Ukraine, it’s exactly the opposite. We should expect a massive and very harsh attack on any attempts by Trump to establish a dialogue with Russia," the political analyst pointed out.

The US held its midterm elections on November 3. Americans elected 35 of the 100 senators, as well as all 435 members of the House of Representatives. Governor elections were also held in 36 states. According to the latest estimates by US media outlets, the Democrats are poised to win a majority of seats in both chambers of the new Congress. Currently, Republicans hold the majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.