title: US–Russian Relations During the Obama Presidency
abstract: This chapter discusses major areas of cooperation and conflict between the United States and Russia during the Obama administration, tracing the deterioration of the relationship. US–Russian relations are among the most troublesome aspects of Obama's foreign policy legacy, alongside the challenges posed by North Korea's nuclear ambitions, the rise of China, and the Syrian Civil War. A sharp worsening of US–Russian relations during the Obama administration came in 2014 with the Russian military i