When President Trump won the election, there was hope that he would be able to finally help the US government make peace with the Russians, and stave off the possibility of another world war. He has undoubtedly made some progress in that regard, by ending the CIA's program to arm the rebels in Syria. And it's safe to assume that if Hillary had won the election, that there would be absolutely no chance for our nations could reconcile with each other.

Overall however, the Trump administration hasn't made much progress with the Russians. With every step taken towards peace we've fallen two steps back, as our government's relationship with Russia continues to crumble. The deterioration of this relationship reached a new low recently when congress approved legislation that issues new sanctions against Russia, and prevents Trump from easing those sanctions. Trump signed the bill anyway, knowing that it passed with so many votes that if he had vetoed it, Congress could have immediately overridden his decision.