The most complete report to emerge from the March 26 extended dialogue between Russian and U.S. legislators was posted on Telegram on March 27 by Mikhail Delyagin, one of the leaders of “A Just Russia” Party and deputy chairman of the Duma’s Economic Policy Committee. Economist Delyagin is a long-time critic of London-Wall Street “globalization” and its lasting impact in Russia. He addressed specifically, in this machine-translated account, “the natural question of patriots, ‘what the hell is going on?’”
After the initial session at Washington’s Institute of Peace, the discussion of the two delegations continued at the residence of Russian Ambassador Alexander Darchiyev. Delyagin posted: “The composition of the delegation and our instructions were professional, specific and honest…. The congressional group was bipartisan.... They did not shy away from sensitive and principled issues, including Ukraine and Iran. A wide range of topics were discussed, from student exchanges, sports and visas to investment and technology.”
Delyagin added that his, “goal was to point out that U.S. sanctions against Russia harm not so much Russia as the United States itself, since they deprive the U.S. of strategic development space and hand it over to its competitors.” He thought his theme was recognized in full by the Americans.