“We would not like such a development.
By and large, the break in diplomatic relations is a signal that there is no political resource left at all, only power remains, ”Ryabkov said in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper.
According to him, communication channels are in demand and necessary, among other things, to discuss the fate of Russian citizens in American prisons.
On August 13, Alexander Darchiev, director of the North America Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that Russian diplomats had warned American colleagues about points of no return, after which there could be a break in diplomatic relations between the two countries.