Thursday, February 22, 2018

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: U.S.-Russia Ties Will Be Difficult To Repair

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov (file photo)

Radio Free Europe: Moscow: U.S.-Russia Ties Will Be Difficult To Repair

Russia says it would be "very difficult" to improve relations with the United States, which have plummeted to levels not seen since the Cold War amid crises in Syria and Ukraine, and accusations of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on February 21 accused Washington of trying to meddle in Russia's internal affairs ahead of its presidential election next month after the United States indicted 13 Russians for an alleged covert efforts to interfere in the U.S. polls.

"Paradoxically, the Americans are taking steps towards meddling in our internal affairs and exacerbating tensions in bilateral relations ahead of the presidential election" in Russia on March 18, Ryabkov told the news agency Interfax.

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WNU Editor: U.S. - Russian relations will work on some common national security issues .... and ignore the rest. We are now in a mini-Cold War

2 comments:

Crusader said...

Mr WNU - I believe that this is the first time you've acknowledged the fact that we're in (some sort of) Cold War. This makes me a little bit worried.

War News Updates Editor said...

You are correct Crusader.
The stupid Russian-backed attack on an American military position in Syria woke me up. The the subsequent reaction in Russia has not helped. And now Su-57's in Syria. The red-flags are going up everywhere.