28 Feb 2017 12:38

No alternative to improvement of Russia-U.S. relations - deputy foreign minister

MOSCOW. Feb 28 (Interfax) - There is no alternative to an improvement of Russia-U.S. relations, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

"There is absolutely no alternative to an improvement in bilateral relations, let alone their quality," Ryabkov said at the State Duma.

"Anyway, it is very hard to clean up the hindrances created in bilateral affairs by and under [former U.S. President Barack] Obama," he said.