Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on the 23rd there are currently no U.S.-Russia strategic stability talks. He said Moscow recognizes the importance of strategic stability amid global turbulence but that dialogue requires certain conditions, chiefly a positive shift in U.S. policy toward Russia — "there has been no such shift so far." Ryabkov added Russia has noticed signals from Washington indicating a willingness to discuss strategic stability topics and that talks could be b

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on the 23rd there are currently no U.S.-Russia strategic stability talks. He said Moscow recognizes the importance of strategic stability amid global turbulence but that dialogue requires certain conditions, chiefly a positive shift in U.S. policy toward Russia — "there has been no such shift so far." Ryabkov added Russia has noticed signals from Washington indicating a willingness to discuss strategic stability topics and that talks could be bilateral rather than multilateral.