China News Agency, Moscow, March 26 (Reporter Tian Bing) Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zakharova commented on the reasons for the crisis in bilateral relations between Russia and the United States on the 26th, saying that Russia is always ready to cooperate with the United States on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. Dialogue, but the United States is clearly not ready for this.

　　Zakharova said U.S. representatives at all levels have recently been trying to shirk their responsibility for the "nearly broken" state of Russia-U.S. relations.

The U.S. habitually points the finger at Russia, accusing Russia of “escalating” the situation, accusing Russia of not letting go of opportunities to hit the U.S., and always responding in a reciprocal or asymmetric manner.

　　Zakharova listed various actions the US has taken against Russian diplomats and institutions in the US since 2016, and pointed out that the US believes that it has expelled Russian diplomats, deprived Russia of diplomatic assets in the US, and closed Russian diplomatic institutions on fictitious grounds. All are "normal", and then they hypocritically accuse Russia of taking action against the US diplomatic mission in Russia.

　　She said that it is meaningless for the US to impose its own will and rules on others.

The United States should have known long ago that Russia would respond to every hostile move.

　　Zakharova stressed that Russia does not shy away from dialogue and is ready to negotiate with it at any time, but only on "equal" conditions.

"However, even with a magnifying glass, there is no sign that Washington has any interest in this."

On the contrary, the United States is doing everything possible to make the work of Russia's diplomatic missions in the United States more difficult, under the rhetoric that the two sides want to maintain diplomatic relations.

Russia again urges the US to consider the consequences of these actions.

　　In recent years, Russia-US relations have fallen to a low point.

The U.S. has repeatedly announced sanctions against Russia and expelled Russian diplomats in the U.S., while Russia has taken countermeasures such as expelling U.S. diplomats in Russia.

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