The 2016 surveys independently conducted by the Chicago Council and Russia ′ s Levada Center showed that mutual perceptions between Russians and Americans were at levels not seen since the Cold War , indicating considerable mutual distrust . U.S. – Russian relations have further deteriorated since 2016 . A December 2017 survey conducted by the Chicago Council and its Russian partner , the Levada Center , showed that : A Levada poll released in August 2018 found that 68 % of Russian respondents believe that Russia needs to dramatically improve relations with the United States and other Western countries . According to '' The Moscow Times '' , " Russians increasingly view the United States in a positive light following a presidential " summit in Helsinki in July 2018 . " For the first time since 2014 , the number of Russians who said they had “ positive ” feelings towards the United States ( 42 percent ) outweighed those who reported “ negative ” feelings ( 40 percent ) . " The 2019 poll independently conducted by the Chicago Council and Levada Center found that 85 % of Russians and 78 % of Americans say the United States and Russia are " more rivals than partners . " The president of the Center for Citizen Initiatives , Sharon Tennison , stated in 2019 , " In my 35 years of traveling throughout Russia , I ’ve never before witnessed such a vast gap between what average Americans ‘ believe ’ about Russia and Russia ’s reality on ground today . " The timeline covers key events , 1991 to present
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