Relations Could Worsen With US, Says Russia Amid Ongoing Embassy Row
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Russia and the United States failed to make any major progress in a row over the functioning of their embassies at talks in Moscow, said Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
Russia and the United States failed to make any major progress in a row over the functioning of their embassies at talks in Moscow on Tuesday, and there is now a risk that relations could worsen further, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
With ties already at post-Cold War lows, the two countries are in dispute over the workings of their diplomatic missions, including the number of diplomats they can post to each other's capitals.
"I cannot say that we have achieved great progress," Interfax news agency quoted Ryabkov as saying after the talks with US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. "There is a risk of further sharpening of tensions."
There was no immediate comment from the US side.
