In a candid and politically loaded interview published by Russian newspaper Kommersant on April 14, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov outlined the Kremlin’s growing preference for dealing with US President Donald Trump over former President Joe Biden. Lavrov’s remarks offer rare insight into how Russia perceives the shifting dynamics in American foreign policy, particularly as the conflict in Ukraine drags into its third year.

According to Lavrov, the key reason for Moscow’s willingness to continue diplomatic engagement with Washington lies in what he described as Trump’s “common-sense” and pragmatic approach to global affairs. In contrast, Lavrov accused the Biden administration-and the broader US-European alliance-of not only mismanaging the Ukraine crisis but also being the root cause of it.

Lavrov did not mince words when criticizing the Biden administration’s Ukraine policy. He reiterated a long-standing Russian narrative that blames the West for orchestrating the 2014 Maidan uprising in Ukraine, which ousted then-President Viktor Yanukovych. “The US and EU organized and funded the anti-constitutional coup in Kiev,” Lavrov said, suggesting that this event triggered the ongoing confrontation with Russia.

In Lavrov’s view, Trump is markedly different in that he seeks to understand “the root cause” of the conflict, rather than doubling down on ideological rhetoric or military escalation. “Trump has repeatedly said that the colossal mistake which led to the current events in Ukraine was the Biden........

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