"Biden's presidency has so far been like a gift for the Russian president," RIA Novosti reports an excerpt from the material.

The article notes that a "tougher line" was expected from Biden with regard to Russia, especially in matters regarding the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

Earlier, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that the next German government would take a tougher stance towards Nord Stream 2.

Read more about how various forces in the United States and Europe are trying to influence the fate of the Nord Stream 2 project - in the RT material.