Donald Trump has made no secret about his admiration for the Russian President, but will that lead to a concrete change in US-Russia relations? <br /><br /> European allies are nervous, while Moscow seems delighted about the change of guard in Washington.<br /><br /> Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, told a media conference: “We respect the choice of the American people. We’re open about working with the new president and that would’ve been the case whatever the result.<br /><br /> “Of course we expect that the relations between Russia and the US, which at the moment are going through a very very unfavourable period, will become smoother and return to normal, which is not only in the interests of our peoples but also the international community.”<br /><br /> Russia has been suffering from EU and US sanctions over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea in 2014.<br /><br /> And that is a thorny issue Trump will have to quickly resolve with current US allies.<br />
