US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that dialogue between Washington and Moscow may be possible if the Russian side’s policy changes. His words in the interview he gave to LCI TV channel made news TASS.
“The problem is that we do not see signs of such changes. “I hope that one day, and that day will come soon, the relations between our countries will not be like they are now,” Blinken said.
According to the US Secretary of State, Russian President Vladimir Putin may be invited to the G20 summit if the participating countries reach a consensus. However, he added that it is difficult to understand how useful this could be and how it could be done in the current conditions.
Before that, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov statedHe thinks that Moscow is open to dialogue and that all issues should be discussed with the United States as a whole.
Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov reportedIt was stated that the Russian side reached an agreement with the US President Joe Biden administration to discuss relations between the countries.
He said that American officials visited the Russian embassy and expressed their condolences regarding the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, and then an agreement was reached on contacts and discussions on this issue. The ambassador also expressed regret over the end of security cooperation with the United States.
Putin before statedThat Russia could work with any US president.