Following the US election result, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state news agency Tass that the level of Moscow’s relations with Washington “is not living up to Russia’s expectations.”<br /><br /> People in the Russian capital expressed hope that would change once Donald Trump takes office.<br /><br /> Moscow local Evgeny said:<br />“I think relations will be more pragmatic – less ideology, more economy.”<br /><br /> While Olga added:<br />“I think perhaps Trump is better than Hillary. Why? I think his attitude towards Russia is more loyal than Hillary’s.”<br /><br /> But are Russian President Vladimir Putin and the US president-elect likely to be able to work amicably together?<br /><br /> Analyst Konstantin Eggert forecast challenging times ahead.<br /><br /> “The two people are very different and they are probably as different as Obama and Putin are. I also think that Moscow’s hopes that Donald Trump is all about deals are going to be probably shattered by two facts, first of all Trump’s idea of a deal is that he gets 100 percent and the other side gets zero, that’s exactly Vladimir Putin’s idea of a deal too. So there is a contradiction there from the beginning.”<br /><br /> Tass reports Putin was presented with a paper detailing the outcome of the ballot, but wasn’t following the race “glued to the screen.”<br /><br /> Whether he’ll show more interest in US politics come January remains to be seen.<br />
