Russia Says ‘Small-Hearted’ Obama Administration Spoiled Ties
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Russia Says ‘Small-Hearted’ Obama Administration Spoiled Ties
22, 2017
UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s top diplomat said Friday
that the Obama administration had been "small-hearted" and vindictive toward his country, spoiling relations and jeopardizing cooperation on critical issues including the Syria conflict.
On North Korea, he said it was time to "calm down the hotheads"
and consider offers of mediation, including one by Secretary General António Guterres of the United Nations.
It would have been leaked." There are still large gaps between the Russian
and American positions on a number of matters, from the question of what to do about Iran to how to handle the North Korean nuclear crisis.
The deal has been endorsed by the United Nations Security Council, Mr. Lavrov said,
and if there are other concerns about Iran, such as its ballistic missiles program or its role in Syria, they should be addressed separately.
Even after a year of inquiries, Mr. Lavrov said, "we did not see a single fact." Mr. Lavrov said he had asked his American counterpart,
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, for evidence of Russian meddling in the election and was told it was confidential.
Mr. Lavrov was referring to the steep slide in relations between Washington
and the Kremlin over a variety of issues, including the imposition of sanctions on Russia in connection with Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine.
22, 2017
UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s top diplomat said Friday
that the Obama administration had been "small-hearted" and vindictive toward his country, spoiling relations and jeopardizing cooperation on critical issues including the Syria conflict.
On North Korea, he said it was time to "calm down the hotheads"
and consider offers of mediation, including one by Secretary General António Guterres of the United Nations.
It would have been leaked." There are still large gaps between the Russian
and American positions on a number of matters, from the question of what to do about Iran to how to handle the North Korean nuclear crisis.
The deal has been endorsed by the United Nations Security Council, Mr. Lavrov said,
and if there are other concerns about Iran, such as its ballistic missiles program or its role in Syria, they should be addressed separately.
Even after a year of inquiries, Mr. Lavrov said, "we did not see a single fact." Mr. Lavrov said he had asked his American counterpart,
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, for evidence of Russian meddling in the election and was told it was confidential.
Mr. Lavrov was referring to the steep slide in relations between Washington
and the Kremlin over a variety of issues, including the imposition of sanctions on Russia in connection with Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine.