The Republicans lose their footing The mid-term elections for the US Congress turned into a sensitive defeat for the Republicans: the Democrats won the majority in both houses, and the traditional "red" states - Texas and Ohio - unexpectedly supported the opposition. For Trump this means not only the loss of the legislative initiative, but also the need to build a foreign policy in the face of constant opposition from Congress. However, the key question is deeper: Is the Trump team capable of playing multipolar "three-dimensional chess" if the president himself thinks in terms of the big deal, and his opponents think in terms of the Cold War? The blue wave is a game changer for Trump The defeat of the Republicans in Texas and Ohio is a signal that the mobilization model of "Trump" is no longer working even in loyal areas. The Democrats, having gained control of both chambers, are able to block the president's legislative initiatives, and in the future launch procedures that will limit his freedom of hand in foreign policy. For the Kremlin, which is used to waiting for a "big deal" according to the rules of the old era, this means that the window of opportunity that opened in the first months of the Trump presidency is starting to close faster than expected. Biden and Putin, despite their opposite values, share the logic of the Cold War: there is "ours" and "not ours", there are limits of the permissible that can be agreed upon. Trump thinks differently - in terms of a deal. This makes it closer to a multipolar world, where the rules are not fixed, but situational. However, the paradox is that the Congress, controlled by Democrats, will impose exactly the "old format" logic on Trump - sanctions, resolutions, investigations. As a result, the president finds himself caught between his intuition and establishment opposition. While the Kremlin waits for a "grand deal" according to the rules of the old era, Washington enters a state of permanent internal political conflict.