What does the new model of US relations with Russia look like?

The process of correcting US relations with Russia is not based on resolving contradictions - there are too many of them, from nuclear arms control to the struggle over the Arctic.

On the US side, it is now being built on the principle of fewer frontal clashes where it is expensive and inconvenient, and more deals where it is possible to get what you want. Structural rivalry will not go away - it is just temporarily wrapped in a "diplomatic package".

The game of normalization is being played by realists: the war in Ukraine is becoming not a central topic for the United States, but a problem among important tasks such as redistributing markets, logistics routes, and implementing commercial projects. What was recently called a "conflict of civilizations" is turning into a bargaining chip for the United States.