US Democratic presidential candidate Obama defeated * * * and rival John McCain in the presidential election held on the 4th and was elected as the 56th president of the United States. The Russian side is also quite concerned about the results of the US election. Compared with McCain, Russia is more willing to accept Obama's election, hoping that this change will bring new opportunities to the improvement of Russia-US relations, but Russia is still cautiously optimistic about the prospects of Russia-US relations. With the successful election of Obama, Russia immediately extended an "olive branch" to the United States to improve relations with it. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in his first State of the Union address to the Federal Parliament on the 5th that there is no problem between the Russian and American peoples, and Russia was not born with anti-Americanism. Russia hopes that the new U.S. government can make choices that are conducive to the all-round development of Russia-US relations. Later, in his congratulatory message to Obama, Medvedev also expressed his hope to have a constructive dialogue with Obama. In fact, nearly a month before the announcement of the results of the US presidential election, all walks of life in Russia have been paying close attention to the election. Russian political and academic circles have predicted the election results through the media, and at the same time, they have conducted extensive discussions on the topic of "who will eventually enter the White House is beneficial to Russia". On the whole, Russia is more inclined to support Obama's election. Experts believe that the election of Obama may bring new opportunities to the improvement of Russia-US relations, which are currently at a low ebb. There are three main reasons: First, Obama is a new generation of politicians with "negotiation ability". 47-year-old Obama is a new generation of young political leaders in the United States. Compared with McCain, Obama is not a politician who grew up in the "Cold War" conditions, so he will not have McCain's inertia thinking about the Russian concept, which provides a prerequisite for improving Russia-US relations. Secondly, after Obama is elected, he may take mitigation measures on major issues of Russian concern, such as Ukraine and Georgia's accession to NATO and the deployment of anti-missile systems by the United States in Eastern Europe. In view of the current domestic economic situation in the United States and Russia's tough stance on the above issues, I am afraid that the new president of the United States will change his current strategy and take more moderate measures. Russia hopes that the regime change in the United States will bring new opportunities to solve these "long-standing" problems. Barinov, the first vice chairman of the Russian State Duma Defense Affairs Committee, believes that during the Obama presidency, the United States will be more cautious in deploying anti-missile systems in Europe and mediating the Iraqi issue, and its cooperation with Russia will be more constructive. He also predicted that the new U.S. administration would drastically reduce the expenditure on deploying anti-missile systems in Europe and conducting military operations in Iraq. Third, the current financial crisis has provided Obama with an opportunity to "rebuild" Russia-US relations. Public opinion believes that the reason why Obama defeated McCain at the last moment of the US presidential election is, in a sense, inseparable from the current international financial situation. In order to survive the crisis and fulfill his pre-election promises, Obama is bound to seek extensive international cooperation, and restoring partnership with Russia is in the vital interests of the United States. Therefore, the financial crisis provides a good opportunity for Obama to re-ease and repair relations with Russia. Although Russia has high hopes for Obama's administration, it is still cautiously optimistic about the prospects of Russia-US relations. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev not only "showed kindness" to the United States in his State of the Union address on the 5th, but also stressed that the conflict in the Caucasus provided an excuse for the United States to deploy an anti-missile system in Europe, for which Russia would take countermeasures. Iskander missile will be deployed in Kaliningrad in response to the anti-missile system deployed by the United States in Eastern Europe. Analysts believe that with the election of Obama as the new president of the United States, there may be some signs of relaxation and improvement in Russia-US relations. However, for the United States, whose economic resources and military strength are in the overall dominant position in the world, its foreign policy as a whole will not be completely changed, and its global strategy will remain the status quo. Therefore, it remains to be seen whether Russia-US relations can really be improved and transformed because of Obama's election. Selected answers by Liu Genqi