The former British ambassador called the severance of relations between the West and the Russian Federation a mistake.

"The West made a mistake by cutting off all contacts. It was very difficult to make progress until [US President Donald] Trump didn't come and change that," he said in an interview with TASS.

According to him, after achieving peace in Ukraine, a lot will need to be recreated, as well as overcome the deep distrust between the countries.

"But I don't see why relations can't improve significantly, and very quickly, if people decide to do that," Brenton concluded.

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Earlier, on January 24, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm (lower house of Parliament) of Poland Krzysztof Bosak stated that href="https://iz.ru/1827721/2025-01-24/v-polshe-predrekli-perezagruzku-otnoshenii-mezhdu-rossiei-i-zapadom " target="_blank">relations between Russia and the West may be reset in the future. According to the politician, good relations between the two countries are beneficial for economic reasons, and cooperation is necessary in the business sector.