@IAMAL_PHARIUS It's not really a surprise, the USA and Russia have a history, and I don't mean the cold war.

Russia basically guaranteed the success of the American Revolution when it's monarch (Catherine, I believe) refused to offer mercenary services to the King of England when he asked for it. Since then Russia has used the USA as a counterbalance to any attempt to consolidate power in mainland Europe by it's biggest powers (Britain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain). This makes it a lot simpler for Russia to deal with ambitious nations near it's borders.