Russia has been widely invaded by Ukraine, which was launched three years ago, has destroyed many of the war -torn nation and killing thousands of Ukrainian civilians.

Both sides have huge numbers of soldiers.

But now on the streets in Russia, some people feel hopeful at a possible end of the war and sanctions imposed by Western. Some are optimistic that hostility with the United States, at its peak during the era of former President Joe Biden, may end with the work of the administration of President Donald Trump Attend The warring aspects on the negotiating table.

For fear of revenge, all those who were interviewed in Russia refused for this article to present their titles, given the Moscow campaign against the opposition.

Catherine, a psychiatrist from St. Petersburg, who protested against the war in 2022, said she supports peace at any cost.

“Well, the Americans are next to us again. This is good because America is a great country after all. “

“Everyone realizes that it is better to be a friend of America instead of fighting.… In general, the Russians really do not like to hate even though they know how. In fact, you did not make three years of war the Russians hate the Ukrainians collectively. They sympathize with them. And if it is possible not to hate Americans anymore, at any moment now, this is also great.”

“Well done, Trump. Let him at least stick them both [Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine] On the negotiating table while turning their dinner. “

Washington’s sudden key has sent its policy in Ukraine shocking waves around the world.

After a stormy meeting between Trump and Zelinski at the White House in February, Washington stopped military aid and intelligence participation with Kiev.

In the face of the possibility of bearing the burden for the defense of Kyiv alone, the European allies of Ukraine were marginalized.

French President Emmanuel Macron proposed the deployment of peacekeepers to Ukraine as part of a possible settlement and expanding France’s atomic arsenal.

However, the new Washington Center in Ukraine in Moscow was welcomed.

“New [US] The administration changes all foreign policy formations quickly. This largely coincides with our vision.

Peskov added that frozen military aid is “a solution that can push the Kiev regime towards the peace process.”

On March 5, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who described Putin “bullying” and “gangs”, described the conflict in Ukraine as an agent between Washington and Moscow.

“This completely echoes the position that our president and the Foreign Minister expressed again and again.”

The alignment media in the Russian state was also optimistic.

“Our idea of ​​peace is clear and clear: everything will happen in the way we see appropriate,” said Vladimir Solovioff, the host of the Kremlin’s talk shows.

“Be aware that Trump did not say anything about the aggression of Russia, did not condemn [us]Nothing insults like Biden around Putin-not even soon. He said, “By the way, I have not heard,” We will stand with you as long as it takes it, “referring to the former US president who called Putin” the killer “one day.

Tensions between Ukraine and Washington seem to have eased since the fiery exchange of the White House between Trump and Zelinski. A team of Ukrainian delegates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia agreed to a 30 -day ceasefire in the war. The United States has He also resumed Military aid and intelligence participation with Ukraine. Russia He said He is studying developments closely.

A few skeptical, however.

“They should do something, but what? Evgenia, who works as a translator and descends from St. Petersburg, said that Trump says one thing today and the opposite tomorrow.” She added, “Zelensky has insecurity and aspirations, … He has a huge resource country, a stupid vision of history and her crazy friend Medvedev,” referring to former President Dmitry Medvedev, who presented himself liberal while he was in office but is now more honest than Putin himself.

Tatiana, a businesswoman from Moscow, despair.

“Trump colludes with what Russia did to its homeland, its people, and its own economy,” she said.

“Why Putin colluded with Trump? [Putin] It is clear that it is unacceptable. away [North] Korea, Iran and some other remote countries, no one respects him. … has destroyed a lot – a lot of cities, and a lot of lives – for nothing, for no reason. Huge sums of money are invested in the military industry, but what will happen later when the war stops? There will be a group of unemployed people, in general, in general, it is very frightening. “

Although Trump’s position towards Russia is worlds far from Biden, the new American administration is not completely sympathetic to the Kremlin.

Friday, Trump threatening To slap Russia with additional sanctions if Putin fails to occupy a seat on the negotiating table.

“Since Trump has been elected President of the United States, to the present day, I have been trying to indulge in excessive optimism about a peaceful settlement thanks to his efforts,” said Alexei Malinin, founder of the International Center for International Interaction and Cooperation.

“The conflict is very dangerous, the positions of the parties cannot be successfully unlikely, and Ukraine is not currently appearing in preparation for an acceptable dialogue without floating castles and sticky glasses. We now see that Europe also supports Ukraine’s separation from reality. And Trump himself, despite many illustrative and inappropriate curtsies in our direction, can abandon the mission of peace at any moment.

“His negotiating approach often consists in the fact that if the opposing side does not agree with it, it changes its method of extreme pressure, as it is not possible to predict what the result will be.”

However, Malinin welcomed Trump’s apparent readiness to hear Moscow’s demands.

“Stabilized peace is possible under the following circumstances: Ukraine officially abandons its desire to take Russian lands, refuses to join NATO and ensures the removal of incomplete cancellation: reduces its army, including heavy weapons.”

“Such an agreement must be officially supported by a wide range of brokers: not only American and European countries but also the countries we trust more – for example, China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Qatar and others.”

However, the clear readiness of the United States to settle with Russia may not be shared by Ukraine or Ukrainian allies in Ukraine.

“I think there is a window of opportunities that can be lost,” prominent Russian analyst Oleg Ignatov of the International Crisis Group told Algerra.

“The problem is that the United States, Europe and Ukraine have no unified position. The division between them can lead to no negotiations or collapse.”