No one was so harsh trump made a statement about Russia

The US President Donald trump said that despite the sanctions pressure on Moscow and stringent measures of the American administration, relations with Russia, he is still good.

"no One has been so hard on (Russian President Vladimir) Putin as I do. And he knows this better than anyone. View on sanctions. Look what I did with their gas pipeline to Europe… however, I have very good relations with Putin, I was able to make a deal with Russia, Saudi Arabia, OPEC+, it would save us TX, Northern Dakota, Oklahoma and other States", — said trump to a journalist’s question whether he considers that the relations with several countries, including Russia, the United States has deteriorated.

OPEC agree on 12 April on the reduction of oil production to 9.7 million barrels per day in may-June, 7.7 million in the second half of the year and 5.8 million next until the end of April 2022. Base count taken October 2018, but Russia and Saudi Arabia taken 11 million barrels per day, from which by analogy with all is a decrease of 23%, 18% and 14% respectively.

On individual terms insisted and Mexico: it reduces production of only 100 thousand barrels per day in may and June, the other 300 thousand for it please contract US.

In December, the U.S. imposed sanctions against the draft "Nord stream", demanding that the companies leading the construction of a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany under the Baltic sea and to immediately stop the construction. Swiss Allseas almost immediately announced the suspension of work.