No Prospects of Russia-US 'Second Reset' in View - Russian Diplomat

[Purveyor]

23:35 28/07/2014

MOSCOW, July 28 (RIA Novosti) - A new “reset” in relations between Russia and the United States is unlikely as bilateral cooperation has been practically frozen and Washington has gone ‘rather far’ in anti-Russian rhetoric and sanctions, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday.

“I do not see any possibility of a new ‘reset’… because Washington has gone rather far in its anti-Russian rhetoric and attempts to ‘punish’ us for something. It is difficult to roll back to where we were,” Ryabkov said in an interview with Rossiya Segodnya news agency.

The diplomat said it is regrettable to see that the US foreign policy is focused on ‘punishing’ Russia.

“If something happens contrary to their plans, their only reaction is sanctions,” Ryabkov said.

The diplomat’s comments came five years after US President Barack Obama and Russia’s then-President Dmitry Medvedev announced a bilateral relationship “reset” at the 2009 G20 summit in London.

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[BillZBubb]

1. Gee, Sergei, ya think?!

Putin and his land grab in the Ukraine have poisoned US/Soviet relations for at least a decade. Longer if Putin is still a factor in the Russian government.

[geek tragedy]

2. Russia has alienated a lot more than the US. nt