‘We sincerely hope Trump will continue his peacemaking efforts,’ Kremlin says of US midterm election results

Russia expects the United States to keep mediating an end to the Russia–Ukraine war despite the Republican Party’s defeat in the U.S. elections, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said:President Trump continues in office, and we sincerely hope that he will continue his peacemaking efforts as well. There are developments underway, and another round of trilateral talks will be held very soon. Melania Trump’s humanitarian peacemaking efforts have been successful. We hope that all of this will continue. Asked whether the new Congress, where Democrats will hold the majority, would hinder Trump, Peskov said that this is “an internal matter for the U.S.”Republicans suffered a highly serious defeat in the U.S. midterm elections. They lost their majority in the Senate, and now both chambers of Congress will be controlled by the Democratic Party.Commenting on the election results, Trump noted that he has the right to veto laws passed by Congress. He expressed confidence that he will ultimately be able to work successfully with the Democrats.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.