Russian wants more predictability from US Ambassador

World 13:20 21.02.2021

Russia wants the United States’ foreign policy to be more predictable, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Saturday, Eurasia Diary reports citing Tass News.

"All we want is predictability, confidence in future, confidence in the United States’ actions. We want to live peacefully so that, excuse me for such lofty words, our foreign policy could help encourage the country’s internal development. As a matter of fact, this is what we are doing," he said in an interview with the Solovyov Live YouTube channel.

He thinks that Washington will apparently continue pressure on Moscow. "All I can see for the foreseeable future is that pressure on us will be continued. A couple of days ago, I met with diplomats from former Soviet republics and agreed that everything the current US administration is doing is continuing pressure on us all around," he said.

The Russian side has already requested first contacts with the US President Joe Biden administration to outline possible spheres of cooperation, Antonov said. He hoped for "pragmatic cooperation" with Washington in a number of areas. "The people who are now working in the Department of State and in the White House, - we have already sent them requests to arrange first contacts and begin to see what we can do together," he said.

He recalled the recent statement by the US European Command that the US side was first deploying B-1B Lancer bombers in Norway. "My question is: what for, who are they going to bomb there? NATO is building up its military presence along the line of contact with Russia. Is there anything good about it?," he noted.

"My American friends in the Council on Foreign Relations asked me yesterday: ‘Mr. Ambassador, what can Russia do to mitigate irritations in bilateral relations, in particular between Russia and NATO?’ I asked them: ‘What do you want from me? Do you really want me to approach our Chief of General Staff Gerasimov, say, when I am on leave in Russia, and say well, NATO is looming over our border, but take it easy, withdraw troops’? I ask these rhetoric questions to ambassador of Western nations I maintain contacts with," Antonov said.

He stressed that it would not be possible to ease tensions in relations until the sides begin dialogue. So, in his words, it is necessary to restore communications channels that have been wrecked in the recent years. "It is high time to stop speaking via YouTube and the mass media. It is high time to sit down at the negotiating table, to look each other in the eyes and begin conversation," he added.

US 46th President Joe Biden was sworn into office on January 20. Russian and US Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, had a 35-minute telephone conversation on January 26. The two leaders expressed satisfaction with the exchange of diplomatic notes on the extension of the New START Treaty that had taken place earlier in that day. They also discussed possibilities for cooperation in combating the coronavirus pandemic, in trade-and-economic and other spheres, as well as topics of international agreements and other current problems.

Azerbaijan Air Force and Navy Forces held joint tactical exercise in Caspian Sea - VİDEO

News line

Russia won’t allow NATO to move closer in Ukraine — Lavrov
Russia won’t allow NATO to move closer in Ukraine — Lavrov
16:48 19.04.2024
Baku French Lyceum ceases its activity
16:35 19.04.2024
Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin to meet in Moscow
16:27 19.04.2024
G7 Foreign Ministers call Azerbaijan and Armenia to be committed to peace process
16:16 19.04.2024
Mikayil Jabbarov: ‘Ughuryolu career program leads to identifying personnel with higher potential’
Mikayil Jabbarov: ‘Ughuryolu career program leads to identifying personnel with higher potential’
16:01 19.04.2024
US calls on Israel to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza
15:40 19.04.2024
Jeyhun Bayramov discusses situation in Gaza with Prime Minister of Palestine
15:30 19.04.2024
Public hearings on preliminary objections raised by Azerbaijan in International Court of Justice conclude
15:00 19.04.2024
Azerbaijan to create artificial land plots in Caspian Sea for construction
14:02 19.04.2024
Azerbaijan weather forecast for April 20
Azerbaijan weather forecast for April 20
13:21 19.04.2024
Fathers will have right to receive a pension under favorable conditions for their children in Azerbaijan
13:00 19.04.2024
Azerbaijan Air Force and Navy Forces held joint tactical exercise in Caspian Sea - VİDEO
Azerbaijan Air Force and Navy Forces held joint tactical exercise in Caspian Sea - VİDEO
12:40 19.04.2024
No plan for immediate retaliation against Israel, senior Iranian official says - VİDEO/UPDATED
12:25 19.04.2024
Oil prices surge following Israeli airstrike on Iran
12:12 19.04.2024
Final Day of Hearings in 'Armenia vs. Azerbaijan' Case at the Hague Court - LIVE
12:02 19.04.2024
Australia tells citizens to leave Israel
Australia tells citizens to leave Israel
11:50 19.04.2024
'Regrettably, the United States exhibits a biased position regarding peacekeepers' - MP Konul Nurullayeva
11:34 19.04.2024
The US does not want the Zangezur corridor to be opened under these conditions - OPINION
11:20 19.04.2024
Armenian general: Russia is the cause of all troubles
11:02 19.04.2024
Man arrested in Poland over suspected Russian plot to assassinate Zelensky
10:50 19.04.2024
Price of Azerbaijan oil drops
Price of Azerbaijan oil drops
10:35 19.04.2024
Azerbaijani police found numerous weapons and ammunition in Khankandi
10:23 19.04.2024
Chad threatens to kick out US troops
10:00 19.04.2024
Terrorists kill 16 soldiers in Syria
Terrorists kill 16 soldiers in Syria
09:49 19.04.2024
Biden calls China ‘xenophobic’
09:30 19.04.2024
Maduro: Despite US sanctions, Venesuela’s oil industry will develop
09:17 19.04.2024
Kenyan military helicopter crashes, five soldiers killed, police say
Kenyan military helicopter crashes, five soldiers killed, police say
23:45 18.04.2024
Greek PM Mitsotakis to meet Erdogan on May 13 in Ankara
22:55 18.04.2024
Guterres: ‘The Middle East is on a knife-edge’
Guterres: ‘The Middle East is on a knife-edge’
22:33 18.04.2024
CBA chairman discusses importance of COP29 in long-term development of global economy in Washington
22:00 18.04.2024
US Ambassador Marks Visit to Liberated Territories of Aghdam -PHOTOS
21:30 18.04.2024
Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation meets US Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations
Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation meets US Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations
21:21 18.04.2024
US and UK imposed fresh sanctions on Iran
20:43 18.04.2024
A Race Against Time: Can SDGs Goals Transform Our World by 2030? - ANALYSIS
20:18 18.04.2024
Japan to start 5th ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear
19:30 18.04.2024
What does the departure of Russian peacekeepers from Karabakh mean? - Georgian pundit talks on Ednews
19:02 18.04.2024
EU made it's final decision on imposing sanctions on Iran following attack on Israel
18:42 18.04.2024
The new law in Italy may increase pressure on women
The new law in Italy may increase pressure on women
18:00 18.04.2024
EU Summit Stresses Importance of Stable Relations with Türkiye and Cyprus
EU Summit Stresses Importance of Stable Relations with Türkiye and Cyprus
17:48 18.04.2024
Caspian Sea Desalination Project: A Promising Solution for Water Security - OPINION
17:30 18.04.2024
Hamısı