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A visit to try to break the ice that has accumulated between Moscow and Washington. This is at least the goal displayed by Mike Pompeo upon his arrival in Russia. The head of the US diplomacy was received on Tuesday, May 14 by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the shores of the Black Sea in Sochi. Mike Pompeo then had an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
With our correspondent in Moscow, Daniel Vallot
The list of angry subjects between Moscow and Washington has continued to grow in a few years, from Iran to Ukraine through Syria or more recently Venezuela. But the head of the American diplomacy is convinced, it is possible to renew the threads of the dialogue between Moscow and Washington.
" I am here today because President Trump is committed to improving this relationship. We have differences, but we do not have to be opponents on all subjects, "said Mike Pompeo.
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A desire for shared dialogue, officially in any case, by the Russian interlocutors of Mike Pompeo. Sergei Lavrov, the head of Russian diplomacy, also believes that a warming of relations is possible between the two countries.
" We understand that on both sides has accumulated a number of suspicions and prejudices, but nobody is interested. It's time to start building a new model of mutual perception , "said Sergei Lavrov.
Several topics could serve as a common ground between Moscow and Washington. The exchange of intelligence in the fight against terrorism, but also the control of nuclear weapons. With a major challenge: the renewal of the Start treaty, which expires in 2021.