Riabkov: There is no agreement to call Putin and Trump/ danger of collapse of Russian -US relations

report Mehr News Agency Russia and the United States have definite contacts at the Foreign Ministry level, and the trend is ongoing; Talking about details is now meaningless. There is currently no agreement for calls between Putin and Trump. Russian -US relations are on the verge of collapse.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister continued: The use of the opportunity window that has now been opened for talks with Russia depends only on the United States. The expectation of any positive change in US policy towards Russia is less than other areas. Trump’s team is interested in resuming the US -Russian dialogue; Moscow is also ready for the conversation.

“Russia has not seen any changes to the US position on Ukraine,” said Sergei Ryabkov. Moscow will not accept low and incomplete actions in resolving the Ukrainian crisis. Russia must understand the new US government that it will not be possible to reach an agreement without dealing with the main causes of the crisis in Ukraine.

He went on to point out: The situation around the Start Treaty does not look promising at present. Russia is ready to talk to the US on strategic weapons, but the beginning of such negotiations is subject to real changes in US positions. There is no duality or hidden idea in Russia’s position on resolving the Ukrainian conflict.