It is not Moscow that initiated the sanctions war with Washington, Dmitry Peskov has told TASS
Russia remains ready to normalize relations with the US, but it needs to see reciprocal steps from Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.
The Americans are the ones to be held responsible for the deterioration of bilateral ties, Peskov told TASS news agency on Monday.
“It is not Russia that initiated this sanctions race. It was initiated by Washington,” he said. The spokesman added that “Russia, as president [Vladimir Putin] says, is open to normalization” with the US.
“But we cannot tango alone. And we do not intend to do so,” Peskov said.
The Kremlin spokesman’s comments echoed those made by Putin at the Valdai international forum in Sochi earlier this month. The Russian president said at the time that Moscow is “open” to mending ties with Washington, but stressed that “much depends on the US, as we have not damaged our…
