Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that U.S.-Russia relations are not progressing, despite Donald Trump's promises to re-establish dialogue and end the conflict in Ukraine after his election win.

After winning the ‌2024 U.S. Presidential election, Donald Trump re-established U.S. dialogue with ‌Russian President Vladimir Putin and has ‌repeatedly ⁠promised to end the ⁠war in Ukraine