1) US officials have said that they will start
tough
and frank dialogue with Russia. They have also said that as relations are at their lowest point since the cold war that from there they can only get better. Where could this dialogue lead and does Russia have any appetite for concessions before the upcoming presidential elections ...
On April 10, 2017, RIAC in Moscow hosted the discussion of joint RIAC–CSIS report “
Roadmap for U.S.-Russia relations
”, prepared by group of experts from the two countries.
A short summary of expert discussion:
— Had I been ... ... Trade between Russia and the U.S. has dropped from $43 billion (2011) to $20 billion. This is due to objective factors (i.e. the USA’s lack of interest in Russia’s dominance as an exporter of natural resources) and subjective factors (i.e. sanctions on ...
... in Syria
Many experts believed that after the Ukrainian crisis relations between Russia and the US reached the bottom. With the election of Donald Trump there appeared... ... game. The consequences can be extremely dangerous for everyone.
Andrey Kortunov on Rex Tillerson Russia visit
Anything that is not an obvious failure can
be considered... ... will be much more difficult to put them into separate "baskets". Mutual accusations and accusations against Syria increase the discontent of both capitals on such...
<p><em>Paul Saunders, associate publisher of the National Interest, interviewed Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday, March 24, 2017, in Moscow. Their ... ... to start by asking you about your forthcoming meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson; we’ve read in the press that the two of you may be meeting soon... ...
<p><strong>Sergey Lavrov:</strong> I believe that these absolutely groundless accusations—at least I haven’t seen a single fact that this was substantiated...