He dealt a powerful blow to the prospects for bilateral cooperation. Russia will respond to such unfriendly actions of the United States of America.

This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, which was distributed after the meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

The department also noted that such actions, including the illegal retention of Russian diplomatic property since December last year, could not remain unanswered. This will continue in spite of the fact that Russia is ready to normalize the dialogue, if Washington refuses from the confrontational line, "it was informed..

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, Lavrov after the meeting assured that the special representative of the United States of America in Ukraine, Kurt Volker intends to soon visit Moscow for vsterchi with Vladislav Surkov.