USA focused on comprehensive partnership with Russia, says Ambassador
The US does not want to harm Russia, and focuses on comprehensive partnership with her, said U.S. Ambassador to Moscow John Tefft.
"We don't want to harm Russia, detrimental to it. We are focused on comprehensive partnership with Russia, " the U.S. diplomat said in the interview to a TV channel, fragments of which were shown on Wednesday.
Relations between Russia and the West, and among them the U.S. have deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. In July of last year the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations have moved to the measures against entire sectors of Russia's economy. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from countries that have entered against her punishment.
greatly decreased the cooperation of the capital of Russia with Western countries on the international arena. As was stated by the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. V. Lavrov, Moscow is not interested in its relations with the West continued to be in crisis. For his part, leader Vladimir Putin stated that the restoration of good relations with the countries of the West is its respect for the interests of Russia.