Ryabkov: Current Crisis in US-Russia Relations May Be Worse than the Cold War

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• Deputy FM Ryabkov says the current crisis in Russia-US ties may be more dangerous than the Cold War because at that time there were clear frameworks and rules. "Now there is a great deal of uncertainty, and this is quite risky."
  • Notes Russia-US dialogue on strategic stability is due to continue "weeks from now" where "we will intensify the base of our dialogue." On Saturday, Biden had indicated intent to old further contacts to Lavrov
• Russia imposes national digital covid pass amid virus surge requiring proof of vaccination to enter public places and events. This system was briefly used over the summer, but is now being rolled out
• US Political analyst says chances of improving US-Russian relations in the foreseeable future are very slim. Even if Biden wanted to dramatically change the situation for the better, it would be very difficult from a political point of view.
  • In the US today, Russophobic sentiments are so widespread that it would take enormous efforts on the part of the administration to change policy towards Russia. Meanwhile, Biden now has a number of much more serious problems than the state of US-Russian relations (China, Iran nuclear deal), and therefore does not think that he is ready to spend his political capital on this topic
• Biden criticises Russia & China for lack of appearance at COP26. They have a serious climate problem, and they are silent when it comes to doing something about it,"