(U.S. Air Force photo by Stephanie R. Plichta)

The US and Russia are rebuilding ties.

On the one hand, the US supports Ukraine against Russia in their 4-year war, while Russia supports Iran against the US in their recent military confrontation.

But on the other hand, the United States and the Russian Federation have been engaged in a difficult but potentially rewarding détente.

Russian media are reporting that a plane from the special detachment “Rossiya” (Il-96) carrying a Russian parliamentary delegation has landed at New York’s JFK airport. The delegation is likely to hold meetings with American congressmen on restoring dialogue between Russia and… pic.twitter.com/K7sOJ020aD

— MilitaryNewsUA (@front_ukrainian) March 25, 2026

‘Soon, Russia-US parliamentary dialogue is vital for the world’ — Putin’s envoy Dmitriev

As Congresswoman Luna promotes US-Russia dialogue, Dmitriev has high hopes for it pic.twitter.com/gahXeL8ELS

— RT (@RT_com) March 25, 2026

Reuters reported:

“A delegation of Russian lawmakers has arrived in the United States for meetings with U.S. lawmakers, Russian media said, on the ​first such trip since relations between the world’s two biggest ‌nuclear powers hit rock bottom over the war in Ukraine.”

Russian State Duma delegation arrives in US for talks — led by Molotov’s grandson

The cross-party group is headed by Vyacheslav Nikonov, deputy chairman of the Duma’s international affairs committee pic.twitter.com/qKUNSWgaHz

— The Other Side Media (@TheOtherSideRu) March 25, 2026

After the start of the war in Ukraine, US-Russian relations deteriorated to the worst level in history, but after the return of Donald J. Trump, the ties have improved considerably.

“The ⁠lawmakers’ visit to the United States, first reported by Russia’s Vedomosti ​newspaper, includes Vyacheslav Nikonov, a lawmaker who is the grandson of Josef ​Stalin’s foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov, according to Russian media reports.”

An absolute honor to meet with a delegation from Russia’s State Duma at the Donald Trump Institute of Peace today. Continued dialogue between legislative bodies remains critical, and it’s encouraging to see our shared interest in pursuing peace. pic.twitter.com/Cl1YhiyNmj

— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) March 26, 2026

The Russian lawmakers met US lawmakers today and are expected to meet US officials tomorrow.

“The visit is ‘part of ​the normalization of relations with the United States of America’, Alexei Chepa, first deputy ‌chairman ⁠of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, told Izvestia.”

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