“Unfortunately, the level of our cooperation is close to zero and is about to cross the zero meridian and go negative, which I would not like very much,” the head of the Russian defense department said.
He expressed hope for discussion of the most topical issues without escalating and raising the temperature in relations between states.
According to Shoigu, at present, instead of diplomatic dialogue, there is a greater focus on issues that “could be resolved quite calmly” through diplomatic dialogue and without the threat of sanctions.
He also said that Russia is not to blame for the fact that the situation on the European continent is becoming more tense.