CNN: Russia gloomy on US relations after Democrats take House in midterms
The Russian government has sent a message of pessimism on its relations with the United States after the Democrats seized control of the powerful House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections.
Results show the Democrats with a House majority, in a shakeup that could stymie President Donald Trump's legislative agenda.
With control of the House, the Democrats could ramp up a probe into the possibility Trump's election campaign team colluded with the Russian government to win the White House in the 2016 election, which Trump denies.
"It's fair to suggest with a high degree of confidence there are no glowing prospects in terms of normalization of US-Russian relations on the horizon," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday, when asked to comment on the Democrats' gains in the House.
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Update #1: Russia is unhappy the Democrats won the House (VOX)
Update #2: Trump, Putin unlikely to reach major agreements in near future, says expert (TASS)
WNU Editor: The Kremlin is right on this one. With Democrats in charge of the House, ties will not improve between Russia and the U.S.. In fact .... I actually see the opposite. With Democrats already talking about ramping up hearings and investigations on Russian collusion, I expect everything that is Russian becoming even more toxic in Washington.
