Some Western elites are “not happy” about the potential rapprochement between Moscow and Washington and will seek to “compromise” the recently resumed dialogue between the two powers, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
Under US President Donald Trump’s administration, Russia and the US have started to gradually restore contacts that were virtually non-existent for approximately three years under his predecessor, Joe Biden.
Earlier this month, high-ranking Russian and American delegations met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Following the talks, both nations agreed to work toward ending the Ukraine conflict and improving diplomatic and economic relations.
Speaking at the meeting of the board of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officials on Thursday, Putin said that the contacts with the Trump administration “inspire hope.” The two sides are willing to work on restoring bilateral relations, as well as resolving the “systemic” issues in the global security architecture that led to the Ukraine conflict and other crises. Yet, some forces are forcing to prevent that from happening, the president warned.
“We realize that not everyone is happy to see Russia-US contacts resume. A portion of Western elites are still committed to maintaining instability in the world, and these forces will try to disrupt or to compromise the newly resumed dialogue,” he said. “We need to keep this in mind and leverage every possibility offered by diplomacy and special services to thwart such attempts,” he told the gathered FSB officials.
Putin has indicated Moscow’s readiness to resolve the Ukraine conflict through peaceful means. He emphasized Russia’s aim of establishing an international system that ensures a balanced and mutual consideration of interests, creating a long-term, indivisible European and global security framework. This system would prevent the security of certain countries from being guaranteed at the expense of others, including Russia.
Since the Riyadh talks, Washington has said it was open to economic cooperation with Russia. On Thursday, diplomats from two nations held closed-door talks in Istanbul focused on restoring the work of their diplomatic missions. According to a Bloomberg report this week, Moscow and Washington have also been discussing cooperation in the Arctic.
Putin speaks of ‘hope’ from US contacts
RT
The renewed contacts between Moscow and the administration of US President Donald Trump have sparked “hope” that relations between the two countries could move in a positive direction, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
Speaking at a meeting of the board of Russia’s Federal Security Service on Thursday, Putin said that “the first contacts with the new American administration inspire certain hopes.” The American side has demonstrated a “reciprocal determination to work on restoring interstate relations, on gradually resolving the colossal volume of accumulated systemic and strategic problems in the world architecture.” He noted that these issues, which had accumulated in recent years, ultimately provoked the Ukraine conflict and other regional crises.
At the same time, the president noted that the current US leadership appears to be showing a certain “pragmatism” and a “realistic view on things” by rejecting many stereotypes and “messianic ideological cliches of their predecessors,” which had contributed to the collapse of relations.
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