Economics
Kremlin Sees Bad U.S.-Russia Ties as Top 2017 Disappointment
- Putin spokesman blames “anti-Russian hysteria” in Washington
- Russia had hoped for broad thaw in relations under Trump
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Topping the Kremlin’s list for disappointments in 2017? The failure to restore ties with the U.S., according to spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
“Russian-American relations and the position Washington takes toward our country can’t but elicit regret,” Peskov told a conference call Friday, saying the situation “easily could” rank as the leading negative note for this year. He blamed “anti-Russian hysteria” in Washington around the probes into alleged meddling by Moscow in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, saying the Kremlin still hopes for improvement, but “it takes two to tango.”