And Lavrov emphasized that the two countries could have returned to normal relations, but the matter is not in Moscow’s hands alone, indicating that the Russian side made attempts in this field immediately after Biden’s inauguration.
On April 15, America imposed new sanctions on Russia, affecting 32 natural and legal persons.
Lavrov indicated that the conversation with his American counterpart Anthony Blinken was “friendly, calm and practical.” He assured him that Moscow intends to renew contacts and search for mutually beneficial solutions in all fields when Washington finishes forming the Foreign Ministry staff.
The Russian Foreign Minister pointed out that “after that, a chain reaction took place,” explaining Russia has long abandoned the American behavior from the beginning Without a response, because the administration of former US President Donald Trump asked not to respond to the decisions of former President Barack Obama’s team, but the situation did not change with the arrival of the Republicans to power.
Following the Russian foreign minister: The Biden administration continues to slide along this slope, “adding that Biden confirmed in his first telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Washington intends to conduct a serious analysis of relations.
And he continued:” But the result of this conversation was New sanctions, forcing us to respond not only in kind, but as we have repeatedly warned we will ultimately behave asymmetrically. This applies, among other things, to the great disparity in the number of diplomats and other employees who work in the American diplomatic missions in Russia, exceeding the number of our diplomats in the United States. ”
Lavrov stressed that international stability is in the region. Many areas are related to relations between Moscow and Washington.
And Washington announced earlier that it was about to deport ten workers in the Russian diplomatic mission from the country.Russia responded by expelling 10 employees from the American missions, and recommended that the American ambassador return to Washington will consult, and 8 American officials have been banned from entering the country.
