Modern Russia does not fit the image that American officials want to see. This was stated by US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, the TV channel reported. CNN.
“Frankly, this is not the Russia we want,” he said.
According to Nuland, Washington prefers to see in the Russian Federation a partner that will “orient towards the West” and become Europeanized. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized that this is not what Russian President Vladimir Putin did.
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, Nuland assured that the United States will “continue to tighten” restrictions on the Russian leadership in order to force Russia to seriously sit down at the negotiating table.
On the eve of Nuland announced A new “devastating” package with “hundreds, hundreds, hundreds” of sanctions. He stated that the United States opposes a pause or “fake peace” in Ukraine. Nuland also denies that Washington is dictating to Ukraine when negotiations will resume.
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