A Donald Trump victory in next week’s U.S. presidential election could improve the country’s relationship with Russia and ultimately impact its energy sector, according to the global head of commodities strategy at RBC Capital Markets.

In an interview on BNN, Helima Croft said the strained relationship between the U.S. and Russia could be reset if the Republican presidential candidate wins the Nov. 8 election. Rocky relations between the two countries intensified after U.S. President Barack Obama imposed economic sanctions against Russia in 2014 in response to the country’s military invasion of the Ukrainian territory of Crimea.

“I think with a Donald Trump presidency, you’d get a true reset in Russia-U.S. relations and I think this has very important implications for the U.S. energy sector,” Croft said.

“I think if you do have this U.S.-Russia reset, there is a chance under a Donald Trump presidency, that those sanctions would be removed, which would be beneficial to those U.S. companies looking to make investments into the Russian energy sector.”

A Hillary Clinton win would likely lead to a different effect on the U.S.’s relationship with Russia. Clinton is in favour of more sanctions against the country, with respect to Syria, and promoting energy independence for European countries such as Germany and Italy who are currently dependent on Russian gas.

“I don’t think Hillary Clinton is going to be inclined to be softer on Russia,” Croft said. “I do think that you could see intensified sanctions on Russia and I would look to the energy sector as one place you could see that.”   

In terms of domestic energy policy, Clinton is committed to a de-carbonization strategy, while Trump has said he wants to increase the use of coal, making climate change a “huge divide” between the two candidates.