Go to the media bankDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov. Archival photoMOSCOW, Oct 11The US «throwing» on dialogue with Russia is caused by a failure in attempts to put together an anti-Russian coalition, the current US administration has driven itself into isolation, while the Russian Federation does not refuse dialogue, but it should be equal rights, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti. He stressed that Russian-American relations are now «in an extremely deplorable state, at a level comparable to the peak moments of the Cold War.»
Ryabkov warned the United States of the danger of an escalation of tensions «Russophobic American elites are thinking irrationally, pushing the US leadership into open confrontation with Russia, and ultimately to an irresponsible escalation of international tension,» a senior diplomat said. Assessing the chances of creating a trusting channel of communication between leaders The Russian Federation and the United States, similar to what was established at one time by Nikita Khrushchev and John F. Kennedy, Ryabkov stressed that the current American administration «has driven itself into isolation from Russia, introducing more and more new sanctions.» The deputy minister added that these restrictions are being announced in Washington sometimes «crippling», sometimes «hellish», but by and large they do not work. Attempts to put together an international anti-Russian coalition that is broader than the traditional nexus of the US and its vassals have also failed. This, in fact, results in the throwing of Washington, which cannot decide whether it is necessary to talk with Moscow or stand in a pose, refusing direct dialogue until it «changes behavior,» Ryabkov said, answering the question of how the existing methods of communication between Moscow and Washington are effective to ensure that the Caribbean crisis does not happen again. «For our part, we do not refuse contacts. We proceed from the fact that it is always better to speak than not to speak. But such communication should be built on the basis of mutual respect and consideration of interests,» he stressed. Deputy Minister.
Ryabkov said that Russia does not threaten anyone with the use of nuclear weapons
