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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat May 13, 2017, 03:42 PM May 2017

Russia Expects U.S. to Move to Improve Ties After Visit

Source: Newsweek




RUSSIA EXPECTS U.S. MOVES TO IMPROVE RELATIONS AFTER TRUMP-LAVROV MEETING

BY DAMIEN SHARKOV ON 5/13/17 AT 11:28 AM

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lashed out at U.S. media coverage of minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit and said Moscow is expecting Washington to “unblock” ties soon.

Ministry spokeswoman criticized U.S. journalists over questions they asked during Lavrov’s press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump. She told Russian news site Vesti, “The American press cared only about two questions—the dismissal of the FBI’s director, how it affected the talks and how Sergey Lavrov thinks about this staff decision.”

Zakharova also spoke about the previous U.S. administration’s decision to expel 35 Russian diplomats in late 2016 after 17 U.S. intelligence agencies alleged Russian pro-government hackers were behind cyber attacks on the U.S. political establishment during last year’s presidential election. Barack Obama made the decision in the closing weeks of his presidency. Although Lavrov called on the Kremlin to respond with a parallel decision, Moscow ultimately only gave a rhetorical response. The spokeswoman claimed Obama had “done the dirty for Trump,” by making his dialogue with Moscow start at a low point.

“Then the question is, how do we exit from this situation?” she said. She said she believed the U.S. was making moves to improve relations, referring specifically to the expulsion of the diplomats. “The American partners said that in the near future (they) will prepare their proposals about how to begin concrete work on unblocking this situation,” Zakharova said.



Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-sergey-lavrov-improve-diplomats-better-relations-benefits-608762

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Russia Expects U.S. to Move to Improve Ties After Visit (Original Post) DonViejo May 2017 OP
Yeah, they'll need Dump to get rid of those pesky sanctions right? Ligyron May 2017 #1
All 45 has to do is delay his oval office exit until April 2018 MedusaX May 2017 #2
He's already tried and failed. At the rate he's going he'll be gone before ATL Ebony May 2017 #3
Propaganda nocalflea May 2017 #4
Message deleted by DU the Administrators NYETNYET May 2017 #5
Good: I've always hated Russian neckware. C Moon May 2017 #6

Ligyron

(7,592 posts)
1. Yeah, they'll need Dump to get rid of those pesky sanctions right?
Sat May 13, 2017, 03:46 PM
May 2017

The only good thing about this whole Russia thing is it will make it more difficult for them to do so.

MedusaX

(1,129 posts)
2. All 45 has to do is delay his oval office exit until April 2018
Sat May 13, 2017, 03:57 PM
May 2017

And the most relevant sanctions will automatically expire.... No effort or action required!!!

ATL Ebony

(1,097 posts)
3. He's already tried and failed. At the rate he's going he'll be gone before
Sat May 13, 2017, 04:00 PM
May 2017

he can "unblock this situation".

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