US historian Foglesong says US and Russia overcame historical distrust and can do so again today

Historian of US-Russia relations David Foglesong noted that the two countries rebuilt trust even during past crises, and said the current distrust can also be overcome. Foglesong stressed that the belief that they can influence each other's internal affairs is the most dangerous myth.

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US historian Foglesong says US and Russia overcame historical distrust and can do so again today

Historian of US-Russia relations David Foglesong stated that the US and Russia have the potential to overcome the current atmosphere of distrust. Foglesong, who works at Rutgers University, noted in an interview with RIA Novosti that the two countries have repeatedly achieved this in history.

The historian gave concrete examples from the past, saying, "Stalin and Roosevelt after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Kennedy and Khrushchev after the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, and in the 1980s despite the Afghanistan war, American and Soviet public diplomacy representatives managed to overcome distrust."

According to Foglesong, the most dangerous myth between the two countries is the exaggerated belief that they can positively influence each other's internal processes. "Many people in both countries exaggerated their ability to positively influence the course of events in the other country. This often led to disappointment and resentment," he said.

Foglesong's remarks come at a time when the US is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4. It was also recalled that founding father Thomas Jefferson once described Russia as the friendliest country to Americans.

Source: RIA Novosti

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