The general anti-Russian mood in the West hinders progress toward a ceasefire, Yuri Ushakov says The Trump administration understands the key causes of the Ukraine conflict, President Vladimir Putin’s top aide has said. Yuri Ushakov emphasized, however, that a major obstacle to a peace deal is the widespread anti-Russian sentiment in the West. Ushakov made the remarks in an interview with Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin, which was recorded on Thursday and released on Saturday. Zarubin asked