Russia is fully ready for normalizing relations with the United States as soon as required internal political conditions emerge in Washington for this, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a news conference after talks with Austrian President Van der Bellen on Wednesday, ONA reports citing TASS.
"We are open but it is not about us, it’s about our American partners. As soon as they grow ready for this, as soon as their internal political situation changes in a way that it is conducive for work, we are ready to involve everything that is necessary on our part," the Russian leader stressed.
Putin said he hoped that "such conditions are created gradually," especially after a report by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller on the absence of a conspiracy between Russia and US President Donald Trump’s election campaign. "In any way, we feel so that American partners are interested in restoring the relations," Putin said.
During the latest contacts, the sides identified the themes that are of mutual interest, Putin said.
As for the North Korean problem, it should be resolved in a way, in which "all the sides would be satisfied with the results," Putin pointed out.
Speaking about the Iran nuclear deal, Putin stressed that this was a very acute issue linked with the entire set of Middle East problems.
"That is why, there are a lot of mutual interests. I believe that we can find points of contact in the economic sphere as well. The United States has become the largest oil producer and we need to think about how we influence the world energy market," Putin said.
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