US- RUSSIAN RELATIONS: HOW DO EXPERTS VIEW THEM ?

Robert Legvold, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science and the Harriman Institute of Columbia University: The two countries start from a very low point, and there is no chance they will soon change the underlying character of the relationship that is, a deep mistrust of the other side, profound differences over key issues, such as Ukraine, and a tendency to focus on limitations rather than opportunities. But the recent Sochi meeting may open the way for both sides to take a different approach to the relationship.