Shafaqna Pakistan: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that despite positive rhetoric surrounding the vast potential of US-Russia relations, no tangible progress had been made so far.
Following his victory in the 2024 US presidential election, Donald Trump resumed dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin and repeatedly pledged to end the war in Ukraine, though a peace settlement has remained out of reach.
Lavrov noted that discussions about cooperation in areas such as technology, energy and other projects had yet to produce concrete results, although Moscow appreciated Trump’s efforts to reopen communication with Russia.
“However, nothing is happening in real life,” Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister since 2004, told RT India in English, according to a transcript released by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Lavrov added that the dialogue with Moscow that did occur was in the same vein as that under former US President Joe Biden: “Aside from this regular dialogue – which is normal in relations between people and countries – everything else follows the pattern initiated by President Biden,” Lavrov said.
“The sanctions imposed under him have remained in force. Moreover, the Trump administration has adopted its own initiatives in order to punish Russia’s economy.”
Source: Dunya News
