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"For now, it is necessary to clean up the legacy of the Biden administration, which did everything to destroy even the first hints at, the very foundation of long-term partnership between our countries," Lavrov said, commenting on the possibility of strategic cooperation between Russia and the United States, TASS reported. He said that conditions could be created for talks on security and strategic stability between the countries. On February 18, the Russian and American delegations convened in Riyadh for 4.
5 hours of discussions. Russia was represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, and Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). The US delegation included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and Special Envoy for the Middle East Steven Witkoff.
According to Ushakov, the delegations engaged in a serious discussion covering all the issues they intended to address, including the alignment of positions between Russia and the US, as well as communication regarding Ukraine. Lavrov described the conversation with Washington’s representatives as very constructive, stating that both Russia and the United States had agreed to expedite the appointment of ambassadors in their respective capitals..
