MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. Russia-US talks on normalizing relations remain on hold; Moscow gears up to strengthen ties with New Delhi ahead of Vladimir Putin’s visit to India; and political disputes may complicate decision-making at the COP30 summit. These stories topped Tuesday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
Russia-US dialogue on irritants in bilateral relations remains stalled. There are currently no plans for the next round of talks on resuming the operation of the embassies in Moscow and Washington, a spokesperson for the US diplomatic mission told Izvestia. Experts are certain that only progress in resolving the Ukraine conflict can restart dialogue between the two countries.
It has been clear for a while that dialogue is not proceeding smoothly. The second and so far the last round was held more than six months ago. Notably, the consultations were taking place almost in parallel to the February and March talks on settling the Ukrainian conflict. The lack of progress on one of the tracks clearly influenced the other. Improving relations between Russia and the United States requires efforts to resolve the Ukraine crisis to move forward, Pavel Sharikov, senior researcher with the Department of European Integration Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Europe, pointed out.
