Since the time when Donald Trump became the American president, the state of affairs has not improved. This was stated at the meeting in the Public Chamber by the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov. A lot of negativity is constantly directed to our country. In addition, deliberately spread anti-Russian sentiment, especially in the media, he added a diplomat. Moscow worries about how deeply these sentiments penetrated American society, Ryabkov noted. Russia has to figure this out. However, our country is still trying to improve relations with the United States. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov almost daily "conducts a dialogue with the United States," his deputy said.. There are "certain principles, without respect of which it is impossible to build relationships properly," explained Ryabkov. And the main among them is to observe equality and take into account each other's interests, he said.. And without their mutual observance, "it is simply impossible to move towards the improvement of relations in a deep crisis," the diplomat stressed.. Even with the trips of Russian citizens to America, not everything is in order. There remain questions about the resumption of issuance of US visas to Russians, Ryabkov stated. And he pointed to the uncertainty: "So far we have heard only the announcement, how this will all be realized, will have to be looked at".

Washington's continued policy of sanctions against Moscow shows only the unwillingness of the US to establish relations with Russia, the deputy minister said.. And the future is hazy. Despite the fact that "the degree of hysteria with which all this is connected, in our opinion, has now slightly decreased compared to what happened before, it is not clear how long it will take before something starts to change for the better" in relations Russia and the United States, summarized Ryabkov.