# Trump can improve ties with Russia without electoral concerns, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/129628

- TASS, 2026-11-04 20:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2212987

> Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Charles Freeman said Trump can pursue normalizing relations with Russia without worrying about electoral consequences for Republicans. Freeman warned Trump might act irrationally and destructively to reassert dominance, with Iran and Cuba the likely initial targets. He also said Trump could pursue ending the West’s proxy war in Ukraine and rapprochement with Russia, despite likely backlash.