The United States and Russia have been adversaries since the end of World War II. They teamed up with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to defeat Nazi Germany, but the two superpowers have not seen eye to eye on any issue since. After tensions rose to their zenith, the two countries engaged in a Cold War that lasted more than 40 years.
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