Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in an interview with RIA Novosti called the condition to exclude the United States from the list of unfriendly countries.
According to him, the United States must stop hostile policies and interference in internal affairs. Ryabkov noted that Washington, including, it is necessary to abandon the occurrence of Russian foreign policy and economic interests and permanent interference in the country’s internal affairs, as well as to countering partnerships with Moscow in the international arena.
The representative of the department stressed that there was no longer a legal framework, but now it appeared, and, accordingly, there is no reason to expect that the list will be revised. “He is not a conjunctural, it’s just a tool,” said Ryabkov.
Previously, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov gave several advice to countries who are not wishing to fall into the list unfriendly for Russia. “The main thing is our main thesis: we for the development of equal relations,” the diplomat noted. The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that there should be mutual respect for any interaction.
On May 14, the Russian government published a list of unfriendly countries, which included only the United States and the Czech Republic. It was clarified that the Czech Republic is allowed to hire no more than 19 Russian workers in the Russian dipmissism, and nor.