The mood in Russia has changed in the yr since politicians in Moscow toasted with champagne President Donald Trump's election victory. Now, the Russian press is accusing Trump of letting down his party, his country and even Russia.

It has been "the year of a restless Trump," the Moscow tabloid Moskovskiy Komsomolets wrote, arguing that "the president has disappointed both Russian federation and the U.S." The pro-Kremlin daily newspaper Izvestia agreed: "Anyone who relied on Trump'due south promised improvement in ties with Russia is securely disappointed past the lack of activity on this effect. Yous can, of class, blame Congress for everything but even the administration of the White Business firm has not tried to take any steps to cooperate with Moscow."

Trump'south apparent fondness for Russian President Vladimir Putin made him the most popular U.S. presidential candidate among Russians. Trump repeatedly said how practiced it would be to "become forth" with Russian federation, simply since he came into office Congress has tightened sanctions on Russian officials and the Country Department has said trust in the Kremlin is at its lowest signal.

It could exist that Trump's hands are "tied" with regards to Russia, the state news agency RIA Novosti wrote, allowing the president some gamble of redemption in the eyes of its readers. The Trump campaign squad is the subject of several probes into allegedly improper contact with the Russian government prior to the election. However, equally Trump'due south own appointees take increased punitive measures on Russian federation and voiced criticism of Putin, RIA wrote that the hope now is non to "ameliorate" ties but but to "normalize" relations to the level they were before his presidency.

"The expectations accept not been fulfilled," declared a presidential anniversary article in Russian federation'south influential daily newspaper Kommersant. Citing experts and politicians, the paper poured cold h2o on the already dwindling hopes of a major pin in Russia's favor anytime soon. In another slice on the subject, the paper even warned that Trump's "pause" with his own political party could worsen the re-election chances of both sides. "Deprived of the Washington elites' support, Trump at present has to act like an independent politician," the paper argued.

Trump has had a "bad year," Russian federation'southward business concern news channel RBC concluded, calling him "the well-nigh unpopular president of the U.Due south." Domestically, Trump polls at 38.eight percent blessing and his flagship policy ideas take suffered setbacks.

"On the whole, he has achieved very picayune," the popular news site BFM wrote, turning its attention to Trump'southward domestic policy. "[President Barack] Obama'southward medical reforms have not been scrapped. Republicans have not offered anything instead of information technology. Construction of the wall with Mexico to halt illegals has non received funding from Congress."

In a far cry from the media spin that in one case championed Trump as a man of the people and Hillary Clinton as "a witch" with the "marking of Satan." Even state-backed outlets did not pull many punches. "Why Trump Could Not Make America Great Once again," said an anniversary segment by Russian broadcaster NTV, which is controlled by state gas behemothic Gazprom. The fiercely pro-Kremlin outlet lambasted Trump, claiming that popularizing the term "fake news" could "turn out to be his but accomplishment in the last year."

Many expected foreign policy changes under Trump, the Russian Ministry of Defense's Zvezda TV aqueduct reminded. Calling Trump's last 12 months a "full plummet," the cannel was damning of the president's efforts abroad: "The American president has contributed nothing new here."

From Russia'south perspective, nigh every move Trump has fabricated in the foreign policy arena has clashed with Russian federation'due south agenda. He has opened fire on Moscow-allied Syria, later the Arab republic's regime allegedly used chemic weapons on its citizens. He has issued the most searing threats against Russian trade partner Democratic people's republic of korea for its nuclear program—an action Moscow has strongly blamed for the North'southward desire to larn artillery in the beginning identify. Most notably, Trump has walked back on comments calling the NATO alliance "obsolete," and his cabinet has pledged broad back up to Ukraine in its ongoing clash with Russia.

"The successful businessman has not become a most successful political leader," Zvezda's analysis concluded.