“The general atmosphere in Russian-American relations is, of course, oppressive. But Texas is Texas ... I did not come across any frankly negative attitude towards Russia, I would only note that it became more difficult to organize contacts with officials. But they also occur, ”he noted.
Earlier, Russia's ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, said that countries need a full-format dialogue.
In turn, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, during the briefing told about ways to reset relations between Moscow and Washington.