“Any progress on the issue of sanctions will at least require something like this,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

At the same time, Blinken did not answer directly to the question of whether Russia needs to completely withdraw its troops from the territory of Ukraine to lift the restrictions.

Earlier, he said that the United States and its allies will continue to impose anti-Russian sanctions in the coming weeks due to the situation in Ukraine.

According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Russia is "doing a good job" with the restrictions.