Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who headed the State Department under President George W. Bush, believes that the trump card of the head of the White House, Donald Trump, in negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin should be the power of the US Armed Forces. She stated this in an interview with Fox News. "Restoring the former role of the US Armed Forces as a deterrent," Rice answered the question of the TV presenter. In her opinion, Trump is not afraid to say "no". Trump should be made to understand Putin that "the Cold War has passed, our allies in Eastern Europe have to rely on us" (USA -. Tapes. Ru) and that "if necessary, the US president will protect them," Rice said.. On May 7, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke about the guidelines in relations with the United States. The Minister noted that Trump appreciated the visit of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Russia, as well as the results of a telephone conversation with Putin on May 2. Putin and Trump during the dialogue spoke in favor of continuing contacts, as well as in favor of organizing a personal meeting in connection with the meeting of the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 7-8. The Kremlin noted that the conversation was of a businesslike and constructive nature.

Tillerson paid a visit to Russia on April 12 and said that the relations between Russia and the United States are at a "low point". Trump, commenting on the results of the visit, noted the "colossal work" of his Secretary of State. In November 2016, after the election of the American president in the Kremlin, they noted that Russian-American relations leave much to be desired - "they are completely at the bottom".

Original article: Condoleezza Rice called Trump's trump card in talks with Putin.