Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United States Anatoly Antonov. File photoWASHINGTON, June 11Today, the United States does not demonstrate readiness to resume dialogue on strategic stability, but Moscow is ready to wait until the American side «ripens» for it, the Russian ambassador told RIA Novosti on Friday Anatoly Antonov in Washington. «Today, our American colleagues are not ready to resume contacts on strategic stability. Their representatives have stated this several times. Therefore, we are waiting for them to mature,» Antonov said at a reception at the Russian Embassy in the United States dedicated to Russia Day.
The Russian Ambassador to the United States stated that there were no prerequisites for straightening relationsAs Antonov noted, the Russian side has repeatedly made it clear that it is ready to resume negotiations with the United States on this issue. «Even what I say — and I say that we are ready for this dialogue — is a signal to the Americans that we are ready. At the same time, we say that «we will not run after you.» If you think that the time has not come, that you need to wait — well, we will wait,» the head of the Russian diplomatic mission stressed.
