Pickering: the crisis in Ukraine is not required to be a barrier between Russia and the U.S.
The Ukrainian crisis has demonstrated the need to upgrade diplomatic efforts aimed at improving Russian-American relations, but bilateral cooperation cannot be held hostage to events in Ukraine, says former U.S. Ambassador in the capital of Russia Thomas Pickering.
" The idea is that Ukraine is not necessary to make the prerequisites for development (relationships), but it Clearly must be considered together with other issues, " said Pickering Last news .
according to him, there are other areas where between 2 countries " still have confidence. " " for example, dialogues on the Iranian issue, " the diplomat said.
Answering the question, what advice he could give the new head of the U.S. mission to the Russian Federation John Tefft, Pickering said: " to Establish close relations with the Russian government, rarely and very carefully talk with society and media ".
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