Russian diplomats continued to express concerns about the lack of strategic stability discussions between the U.S. and Russia, yesterday. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters at the Valdai Club yesterday that the U.S. is not ready to hold negotiations on security assurances for Russia. “No, the U.S. is not ready for such negotiations. They will not be holding talks on security guarantees for the Russian Federation,” he said, reported TASS. According to Ryabkov, the United States “is busy with something completely different.” (https://valdaiclub.com/events/own/russia-usa-what-are-the-limits-of-confrontation-an-expert-discussion/ )
Nevertheless, Russia remains ready for dialogue once the U.S. shows common sense concerning security assurances, he said. “Should this stance reveal any hint, any shade of common sense, any willingness of Washington, if not to step in the same water, but at least to remember what the temperature of that water was when they were stepping into it, we will be ready,” the deputy foreign minister said.
