Press review: Putin-Trump-Xi meeting may tackle global challenges as Minsk eyes peace talk
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Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, November 5th
MOSCOW, November 5. /TASS/. Trump’s Republicans suffered losses in the midterm elections, while a potential Putin-Trump-Xi meeting could boost international affairs. Meanwhile, Minsk is facilitating security dialogue across Eurasia. These stories topped Thursday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
Media: What landslide Democratic win in US midterms means for Russia, world
The Republican Party of US President Donald Trump was defeated in the midterm Congressional elections, with the GOP losing control of both houses and most gubernatorial positions to Democrats, according to the early vote count. The election outcome was shaped by voter discontent with the economic situation in the country, which has been battered, among other things, by the US war against Iran. In the remaining two years of his presidency, Trump will face a hostile Congress that will have levers of influence over his domestic and foreign policy, even as it may fail to turn him into a "lame duck."