Lavrov: Today Relations between Russia and the United States Are Worse than During the Cold War

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The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry complained about the "deficit" of mutual respect between the two countries The head of Russian diplomacy said that today, relations between Russia and the United States are even worse than during the Cold War due to the lack of mutual respect. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that if the United States avoids a mutually respectful dialogue based on a balance of interests, the two countries will "live under ... either the Cold War or even worse." “I think that during the Cold War the tension was, of course, very serious, more than once there were risky situations, crisis situations. But there was mutual respect, which is now in short supply,” Lavrov said in an interview on Russian television. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said earlier that the US and Russia can work together based on their "common interests" but the success of this cooperation ultimately depends on Russian President Vladimir Putin and the course he chooses. “I think there are areas where we can work together based on our common interests,” Bliken said in an interview with CNN. “For example, strategic stability,” continued the Head of American diplomacy. - We have extended the START-3 treaty. There is still a lot to be done in this area”.