Us Senator, member of the Republican party, Rand Paul is trying to convince their partners in the Senate of the need to abolish the anti-Russian punishment and the benefits of cooperation with Moscow, informs Bloomberg.

As stressed by the news Agency, to achieve these goals, the Deputy nourishes the hope for the help of United States Ambassador to Russia John Huntsman. It is noted that both policies met on August 28. During the conversation Paul asked Huntsman to note at the meeting with the Republicans about the need to resume dialogue on treaties on arms control. In addition, the Senator told the diplomat that the issue of penalties against capital of Russia his colleagues are " prone to hysteria ". The MP is convinced that " huntsman is the most suitable diplomat to provide the Senate with detailed data about the relations with Russia."

in addition, By assumption Bloomberg, after the midterm congressional elections in November, Paul has hopes to convince his party members to meet with Russian parliamentarians.

Also, says the magazine, the Senator is trying to influence the President of Donald trump, that he, for his part, led a "softer policy" towards Russia. However last week the American leader has been charged Moscow of violating the Treaty on intermediate and shorter-range missiles, and promised to get out of it. Paul has criticized this decision, despite the fact that his colleagues in the Republican party more than a year preparing the soil for this.

first trump said that the US does not want not to violate the INF Treaty, Moscow when it breaks, and will be released from the Contract. The head of the United States, explaining the withdrawal from the Treaty, Also said that Washington will develop weapons. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow wants to obtain a more detailed explanation from North America, and added that the scrapping of the provisions of the INF Treaty will force the Russian Federation to take measures to maintain their security. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that any action in this field will meet.

Relations between Russia and Western countries, including the United States, have deteriorated amid the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine. The West was subjected to a charge Moscow of meddling in the Affairs of Kiev and introduced a number of economic constraints. In response to this, the Russian side has embarked on import substitution.

Moscow has many times stressed that it is not a party to domestic conflict or subject of the Minsk agreements and is interested in Kiev overcame political and economic crisis.



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