détente
President Nixon visited the Soviet Union in an effort to improve trade relations.
President Carter supported Soviet dissidents.
improved relations with the Soviet Union
The glasnost was the political reform that affect freedom of speech. This led President Reagan resuming relations with the Soviet Union.
Nixon wanted improvement in relations.
President Nixon wanted better relations with China (People's Republic of China) to balance the rising power of the Soviet Union. Chinese leaders were receptive because they were also worried about the USSR. By having better relations with China, President Nixon also hoped to improve relations with the USSR. Nixon also hoped to get help to resolve the Vietnam War. Nixon also hoped to improve economic relations with China. to give him more power in his actions toward the soviet union
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Richard Nixon.
Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev invited President Richard Nixon to visit Moscow in 1972 to strengthen diplomatic relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during a period of détente. The visit aimed to facilitate negotiations on arms control and improve trade ties, reflecting a mutual interest in reducing Cold War tensions. Nixon's visit resulted in significant agreements, including the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, marking a pivotal moment in U.S.-Soviet relations.
President Nixon wanted the US to have better relations with China to give him more power in his actions toward the Soviet Union.
Richard Nixon was first to visit in peacetime.
Ronald Regan was a strong leader and chief as President of the United States. US relations with the Soviet Union begged of Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin wall. The Soviet Socialist Republics also withdrew from USSR dictation.