#Russia published its annual Foreign Policy Review, a 66 page document that highlights key events and issues in RUS foreign policy and diplomatic activity in 2020. Full text here (in RUS): mid.ru/ru/activity/re…
A brief summary of relations w/ #US in this SHORT THREAD
A brief summary of relations w/ #US in this SHORT THREAD
1. Relations w/ #US & #Canada discussed on 1.5 pages. The FP review says "tensions w/ US continued to build up becuase of multifaceted American efforts to contain #Russia. Interaction was limited and ad hoc."
2. In 2020, Presidents (#Putin & #Trump) spoke on the phone 8 times, Foreign ministers spoke on the phone 6 times + 1 meeting @MunSecConf. Security Councils of #US & #Russia "maintained contacts". In April, Russia sent "humanitarian medical aid" to US, US sent to RUS ventilators.
3. All of the contacts were focused on 6 areas:
- strategic stability (w/ emphasis on the extension of the #START Treaty);
- #Afghanistan
- #Syria
- #Venezuela
- #Libya
- "denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula".
[#Ukraine not mentioned]
- strategic stability (w/ emphasis on the extension of the #START Treaty);
- #Afghanistan
- #Syria
- #Venezuela
- #Libya
- "denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula".
[#Ukraine not mentioned]
4. The FP review says, #Russia also "continued attempts to establish a constructive professional dialogue w/ #US on international information security".
It doesn't say what US response was to these efforts but stresses that US never supported RUS "impetus to economic cooperation"
It doesn't say what US response was to these efforts but stresses that US never supported RUS "impetus to economic cooperation"
5. In 2020, trade turnover between #Russia and #US decreased by 8.9% compared to 2019 and amounted to $ 23.8 billion.
Russia's trade turnover with Canada decreased by 34.6% compared to 2019 and amounted to $ 1.14 billion.
Russia's trade turnover with Canada decreased by 34.6% compared to 2019 and amounted to $ 1.14 billion.
6. The FP review says "#Russia insisted on stopping the "hunt" of American intelligence services for Russian citizens in third countries, and sought the return of K. Yaroshenko, V. Bout and other Russians sentenced in #US to long terms of imprisonment under far-fetched pretexts."
7. Finally, @mfa_russia reports that #Russia been calling on #US "for correction of the problems artificially created by #Washington w/ the issuance of visas to Rus citizens, & the normalization of conditions for the functioning of RUS diplomatic & consular offices in US"
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