Throughout the campaign, Donald Trump urged voters to vote as if his name was on every ballot, and Americans listened, just not as much as he would have liked. Americanist Alexei Zabrudin tells RTVI why the Republicans lost to the Democrats and what is expected of them now, as well as how all this will affect Russia. ◾ Mid-term elections in the United States always become a kind of referendum on the approval of the activities of the head of state. ◾ If someone had said three months ago that the Democrats would take the majority in the Senate at the expense of Kansas, they would have been considered a hopeless dreamer. ◾ Due to his nature, the current president of the United States is sure that he understands all matters better than anyone, and therefore he actively intervenes in the selection of the Republican candidates. ◾ The main reason why living has become more expensive in the last year not only in the United States, but also in many other countries is the war with Iran, which Trump started in February, and he did a very poor job of selling it to the voters. ◾ With a huge advantage in the House of Representatives and a secure majority in the Senate, the Democrats will not allow him to get approval for everything he wants, and he will no longer be able to fight on the scale he wants. But if anyone expects Trump to be removed from office by impeachment, then they shouldn't count on it too much. ◾ Trump's October deal with Putin, according to which Russia supplies diesel fuel to the world markets, and the US Treasury Department temporarily eased the sanctions for this, may also become a clue to the Democrats' investigations. The opinion of the author may not correspond to the opinion of the editors ◾.

Throughout the campaign, Donald Trump urged voters to vote as if his name was on every ballot, and Americans listened, just not as much as he would have liked. Americanist Alexei Zabrudin tells RTVI why the Republicans lost to the Democrats and what is expected of them now, as well as how all this will affect Russia. ◾ Mid-term elections in the United States always become a kind of referendum on the approval of the activities of the head of state. ◾ If someone had said three months ago that the Democrats would take the majority in the Senate at the expense of Kansas, they would have been considered a hopeless dreamer. ◾ Due to his nature, the current president of the United States is sure that he understands all matters better than anyone, and therefore he actively intervenes in the selection of the Republican candidates. ◾ The main reason why living has become more expensive in the last year not only in the United States, but also in many other countries is the war with Iran, which Trump started in February, and he did a very poor job of selling it to the voters. ◾ With a huge advantage in the House of Representatives and a secure majority in the Senate, the Democrats will not allow him to get approval for everything he wants, and he will no longer be able to fight on the scale he wants. But if anyone expects Trump to be removed from office by impeachment, then they shouldn't count on it too much. ◾ Trump's October deal with Putin, according to which Russia supplies diesel fuel to the world markets, and the US Treasury Department temporarily eased the sanctions for this, may also become a clue to the Democrats' investigations. The opinion of the author may not correspond to the opinion of the editors ◾.