OREANDA-NEWS  In resolving the conflict in Ukraine, the US presidential candidate from the Republican Party, Donald Trump, could help restore relations between Moscow and the West, said Russell Berman, senior adviser to the political planning department of the US State Department in the administration of Donald Trump, in an interview with Lenta.ru".

"If the conflict between Russia and Ukraine had been resolved, the Trump administration would have tried to bring Russia back to the West," he said.

The former head of the White House promised during the election debate on June 27 that he would reach a settlement of the conflict even before his possible re-election and taking the presidential oath on January 20, 2025. At the same time, he stressed that the conflict in Ukraine "would never have happened" if Moscow had respected the American president.

The US presidential election will be held on November 5. The Democratic Party will be represented by Vice President Kamala Harris, and the Republican Party will be represented by former President Donald Trump.