U.S. ready for contact with Russia to advance national interest - Blinken

WASHINGTON. Dec 9 (Interfax) - The United States will seek contact with Russia in the areas that meet national interest, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

"There are [...] aspects of the relationship where we continue to have some contact, for example on arms control, and we will continue to do that as necessary to try to advance the American national interest," Blinken said in an interview with CBS.

"What we have demonstrated all along is that despite the challenges, to say the least, in the larger relationship [...] we are able to work on specific issues, distinct interests that we have, to see if we can progress," he said.