“Unfortunately, today, bilateral relations between Moscow and Washington are in the lowest trajectory over the past decade, and perhaps in the entire history of bilateral cooperation,” he said in an interview with RT.
Slutsky noted that the "anti-Russian flywheel", which, he said, was promoted by the administration of former US President Barack Obama under the current American leader Donald Trump, continued to turn "in the same negative direction."
The deputy added that currently there are no obvious major changes, in particular in the area of strategic stability.
He explained that the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the INF Treaty called into question the extension of the START III treaty, which expires in 2021.
“In addition, in the position with respect to Ukraine, in the position with respect to other sensitive files, so that something would start to change imperceptibly. So far, there are no such symptoms in bilateral relations, ”said Slutsky.
Earlier, at the G20 summit in Osaka, a spokesman for the Russian leader, Dmitry Peskov, following talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, said the parties intend to continue the dialogue at the highest level.
The White House reported that the presidents discussed the situation in Iran, Syria, Venezuela and Ukraine.