Russia is ready to resume dialogue with the United States on strategic stability

Russian and US national flags during US-Russia bilateral security talks in Geneva. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 19Russia is ready to resume dialogue with the United States on strategic stability at any moment, but so far sees no such desire on the part of Washington, which has fallen into a trap it has created by putting forward conditions out of touch with life for resumption dialogue with the Russian Federation on this issue, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti. «We will confirm this at any moment, that is, as soon as they are ready. But so far there are no signs. in the form of some conditions, absolutely cut off from life, in the form of some kind of limiters,» Ryabkov said. He drew attention to the fact that in the United States «they constantly repeat the phrase «business as always (with the Russian Federation — ed.) is impossible» like a mantra.» “Yes, we have not had this “normal business” with the United States for many decades — at least since the beginning of the 2010s, our “business as always” has ceased. And I don't know what «always» is: it has always been different and every day is new. Therefore, this is all nonsense: we must not engage in rhetorical exercises, but nevertheless understand the measure of our own responsibility — I address this to our American colleagues — and try to focus again on the topics of problems that are connected with the most important task of maintaining and strengthening strategic stability, «- added the deputy minister.The Russian ambassador to the United States said that Moscow and Washington are no longer partners