National security adviser H.R. McMaster on Sunday said the U.S. is willing to give Russia a chance to redeem itself from its past association with Syrian leader Bashar Assad.

“Do they want it to be a relationship of competition and potential conflict? I don’t see how that’s in Russian interests. Or do they want it to be a relationship in which we can find areas of cooperation that are in mutual interests?” McMaster asked during an interview on Fox News’ “Fox News Sunday.”