Both political parties in the United States hold identical positions vis-a-vis Russia, Sergey Ryabkov, Moscow’s deputy foreign minister, has said.
He made the claim on Dec. 9 following a meeting between U.S. and Russian officials in Istanbul, where the two sides reportedly discussed issues affecting bilateral relations.
Ryabkov, who did not attend the Istanbul meeting, voiced concern that Washington may further reduce its level of diplomatic relations with Moscow or carry out fresh “mass expulsions” of Russian diplomatic personnel.
Since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine in February, Kyiv’s Western allies have expelled hundreds of Russian diplomats—moves to which Moscow has responded in kind….