For president , again. Bbc russian will give us their analysis. Donald trump has kept his Campaign Promise and formally recognised jerusalem as israels capital. I have judged this course of action to be in the best interests of the United States of america and the pursuit of peace between israel and the palestinians. This is a long overdue step to advance the Peace Process and to work towards a lasting agreement. Israel is a sovereign nation. With the right, like every other sovereign nation, to determine its own capital. Acknowledging this as a fact is a necessary condition for achieving peace. America will also be moving its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem though that may actually take years to do. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas responded to the decision a short time ago. These actions are destruction to all the actions to achieve peace. The decision is paramount to the us abdicating its role as a peace mediator. These measures will be looked upon favourably as by the extreme