MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. Russia is working to find common ground in relations with the US, despite all problems, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said during the presentation of a special issue of the magazine Russkaya Mysl (Russian Thought) dedicated to Russian-US relations.
Moscow proceeds from the understanding that agreements on the Ukrainian settlement must eliminate the root causes of the conflict and be durable in nature. At the same time, according to the diplomat, the European "war party" is hampering the current US administration in its negotiations with Russia.
TASS has summed up the senior Russian diplomat’s key statements.
The Russian delegation sets off for the talks in Geneva on Monday evening. ""I can say that our delegation is leaving this evening."
The Russian delegation is heading to Geneva "with the clearest possible instructions to act within the framework agreed upon by the presidents [of Russia and the US] during their meeting in Anchorage. Without this, success cannot be achieved."
