Russian FM Sergey Lavrov has called U.S. President Donald Trump a “master of the deal,” stressing that Kremlin has no illusions of “resetting” the Russian-American relations, RIA Novosti reports.

“We don’t have any naive expectations. We know that Trump is considered a master of the deal but Vladimir Putin knows how to make deals, too, in the interests of Russia,” Lavrov said.

According to him, the re-establishment of relations between Moscow and Washington requires “time and serious work.” The Russian MFA expressed hope that Mr. Trump would keep his promises and refrain from “meddling into affairs of other countries.”