There is little possibility that the U.S. and Russia will return to strategic dialogue while Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine is still underway. “In the current situation, when the Western countries, with their inherent cynicism, have chosen the strategy of waging a proxy war with Russia, and we must firmly defend our fundamental interests threatened by Kyiv, which has long been under the external control of the Western bloc, it makes little sense to speculate on the prospects for a strategic dialogue with the U.S.,” Vladimir Yermakov, Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, told TASS yesterday. “It may be feasible to revisit this topic after the special military operation is concluded and the essential tasks set by Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin are accomplished.”
Yermakov also stressed that Russia has outpaced the U.S. in the development of hypersonic weapons. “As for the reaction to such developments, in this particular case, according to claims made by the U.S., they have been trying to ‘catch up’ with Russia for many years now, which has shown significant progress in developing hypersonic systems. This was an unavoidable move in our situation to secure guaranteed overcoming of the U.S. global missile defense system, as well as reliable maintenance of strategic stability,” he said.
