 I would love to be able to get along with Russia. Now, you've had a lot of presidents that haven't taken that tech. Look where we are now. In recent weeks, the Senate Intelligence Committee has safeguarded communications pertaining to the investigation of Russian involvement in the 2016 election. Just last Monday, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn resigned after it was discovered that he had discussed U.S. sanctions with Russia's ambassador before taking office. Flynn's misstep increased public attention to Trump's controversial relations with Russia. I'm here in Sproul Plaza to get students' opinions regarding this mounting situation. I'm Perla Shaheen, and this is CalTV News. Do you think that Trump will accomplish his goals in improving U.S. and Russia relations? Sure, so with that question, I think it's important to consider that Trump right now has an edge over Russia and over Putin, where he's holding out the sanctions or removing the sanctions, to get him into the sanctions as a carrot in front of Putin. When he manipulates Putin anyway, he wants, because he's a businessman, and that's what he does. Why do you think Trump cares so much about repairing relations with Russia? I think Trump prioritizes money and power over other things like defense and national security. I think Trump is a astute businessman here. Haven't been really chilling with Russia for a while, all that communism and all that stuff going on with Russia relations. I think that if you're trying to emerge as a world power, then you gotta align with some other world powers. What are your thoughts on Trump's relationship with Putin? Personally, I feel like he's trying to make a bromance, like Obama and Biden had, but it's really not working. Over the past 18 years, U.S. relations with Russia under President Vladimir Putin have become greatly strained. Looking into the future, we'll see if President Trump will be able to overturn sanctions that have been imposed in 2014 and possibly re-establish favorable communications with Russia.