Today, August 23, in Geneva will have a meeting of adviser to the President of the United States John Bolton and his Russian counterpart — Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev.
On the eve of the talks, which will be the first dialogue between the officials of such a high rank after the summit with the participation of American and Russian leaders in July in Helsinki, the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov expressed hope for improved relations between the two countries and lamented the lack of desire of States to engage in dialogue.
«This is an opportunity to revisit all well-known in our agenda and try to find those topics that our colleagues will be at least some willingness to dialogue», — told reporters Sands.
Dmitry Peskov
Now Washington has no desire to seek common ground with Moscow, said the representative of the Kremlin.
The last time the press-Secretary of Vladimir Putin often repeats that Russia seeks to improve relations with the United States. Shortly before the introduction of the state Department of a new package of sanctions in connection with the poisoning of former British whistleblower Sergei Skripal Peskov said that the Russian President still hopes to bring relations of the two countries «out of a deep crisis».
Yesterday, August 22, entered into force on the first package of restrictions against the Russian Federation concerning the ban on the export of technologies that could be used for military purposes. The following package will come into force in a year, if Moscow will not guarantee that more would not use chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law. Also, the Kremlin must allow inspection by the UN to those convinced in the first condition.
