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NBC News
11-04-2025
- Business
- NBC News
U.S. and Russia move towards normalizing relations and easing diplomatic work
The United States and Russia both said on Thursday that they had made progress toward normalizing the work of their diplomatic missions, with the United States saying it was still concerned about a Russian policy prohibiting the employment of local staff. The meeting of the U.S. and Russian delegations in Istanbul followed initial talks in February after the war in Ukraine triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the depths of the Cold War. The talks were led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Russia and Central Europe Sonata Coulter and Russia's new ambassador to Washington, Alexander Darchiev. The U.S. delegation spent some six hours at the Russian consulate building in central Istanbul for the talks, a Reuters witness said. A State Department spokesperson had said on Tuesday that Ukraine was not on the agenda. The State Department said Thursday's talks continued 'the constructive approach' established in the February 27 meeting. 'The United States reiterated its concerns about the Russian Federation's policy prohibiting the employment of local staff,' the statement said. It said this was the key impediment to maintaining stable and sustainable staffing levels at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Russia's ambassador to the United States said that the talks had made it possible to make progress in normalizing the two countries' diplomatic missions, Russian state news agency TASS reported. 'The latest round of bilateral expert consultations on normalizing the work of the diplomatic missions of Russia and the United States took place in a positive atmosphere and allowed us to move forward in resolving this task set by the presidents of the two countries,' TASS cited Darchiev as saying. It cited him as saying that both sides had stressed the importance of resuming direct flights between Russia and the United States in expanding business ties and contacts. Russia's Foreign Ministry in a statement posted on Telegram after the talks said the priority for Moscow was to 'promptly work through the proposals that have been put forward.' 'The main principle is to work out mutually agreeable solutions for the next round of consultations, with the time frame to be agreed,' the ministry said. The focus on restoring the work of diplomatic missions comes after relations between the two nuclear powers were complicated by years of disputes, mutual claims of intimidation and the freezing of diplomatic property. Both Moscow and Washington have complained in recent years about the difficulties of getting credentials for their diplomats, making the operation of their embassies extremely difficult. Russia has said that even paying diplomats has become difficult due to Western restrictions, while U.S. diplomats say their movements are restricted in Russia. Both sides have complained of intimidation. 'The U.S. and Russian delegations exchanged notes to finalize an understanding to ensure the stability of diplomatic banking for Russian and U.S. bilateral missions,' the State Department said. It said the delegations also discussed holding a follow-up meeting on these issues in the near term. Among the issues is diplomatic property.
Al Arabiya
10-04-2025
- Business
- Al Arabiya
Russia, US to hold talks on normalizing diplomatic missions
Russia and the United States are set to hold talks in Turkey on Thursday on normalizing the work of their diplomatic missions after the war in Ukraine triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the depths of the Cold War. The talks in Istanbul will be led by Russia's new ambassador to Washington, Alexander Darchiev, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Sonata Coulter, Russia's foreign ministry said. The main focus, according to Moscow and Washington, is restoring the work of diplomatic missions after years of rows, mutual claims of intimidation and even the freezing of diplomatic property complicated relations between the two nuclear powers. 'Ukraine is not, absolutely not on the agenda,' State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Tuesday. 'These talks are solely focused on our embassy operations, not on normalizing a bilateral relationship overall, which can only happen, as we've noted, once there is peace between Russia and Ukraine.' Both Moscow and Washington have complained in recent years about the difficulties of getting credentials for their diplomats, making the operation of their embassies extremely difficult. Russia has said that even paying diplomats has become difficult due to Western limits while U.S. diplomats say their movements are restricted in Russia. Both sides have complained of intimidation. Among the issues is diplomatic property. Washington has put six Russian properties under restrictions, including the Killenworth estate on Long Island, the Pioneer Point 'dacha' in Maryland, the Russian consulates in San Francisco and Seattle and the trade missions in Washington and New York.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Russia, United States to hold talks on diplomatic missions
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are set to hold talks in Turkey on Thursday on normalising the work of their diplomatic missions after the war in Ukraine triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the depths of the Cold War. The talks in Istanbul will be led by Russia's new ambassador to Washington, Alexander Darchiev, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Sonata Coulter, Russia's foreign ministry said. The main focus, according to Moscow and Washington, is restoring the work of diplomatic missions after years of rows, mutual claims of intimidation and even the freezing of diplomatic property complicated relations between the two nuclear powers. "Ukraine is not, absolutely not on the agenda," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Tuesday. "These talks are solely focused on our embassy operations, not on normalizing a bilateral relationship overall, which can only happen, as we've noted, once there is peace between Russia and Ukraine." Both Moscow and Washington have complained in recent years about the difficulties of getting credentials for their diplomats, making the operation of their embassies extremely difficult. Russia has said that even paying diplomats has become difficult due to Western limits while U.S. diplomats say their movements are restricted in Russia. Both sides have complained of intimidation. Among the issues is diplomatic property. Washington has put six Russian properties under restrictions, including the Killenworth estate on Long Island, the Pioneer Point "dacha" in Maryland, the Russian consulates in San Francisco and Seattle and the trade missions in Washington and New York.
Reuters
10-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Russia, United States to hold talks on diplomatic missions
ISTANBUL, April 10 (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are set to hold talks in Turkey on Thursday on normalising the work of their diplomatic missions after the war in Ukraine triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the depths of the Cold War. The talks in Istanbul will be led by Russia's new ambassador to Washington, Alexander Darchiev, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Sonata Coulter, Russia's foreign ministry said. The main focus, according to Moscow and Washington, is restoring the work of diplomatic missions after years of rows, mutual claims of intimidation and even the freezing of diplomatic property complicated relations between the two nuclear powers. "Ukraine is not, absolutely not on the agenda," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Tuesday. "These talks are solely focused on our embassy operations, not on normalizing a bilateral relationship overall, which can only happen, as we've noted, once there is peace between Russia and Ukraine." Both Moscow and Washington have complained in recent years about the difficulties of getting credentials for their diplomats, making the operation of their embassies extremely difficult. Russia has said that even paying diplomats has become difficult due to Western limits while U.S. diplomats say their movements are restricted in Russia. Both sides have complained of intimidation. Among the issues is diplomatic property. Washington has put six Russian properties under restrictions, including the Killenworth estate on Long Island, the Pioneer Point "dacha" in Maryland, the Russian consulates in San Francisco and Seattle and the trade missions in Washington and New York.
Saba Yemen
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Russian Foreign Ministry: 2nd round of consultations with US will be held in Turkey
Russian Foreign Ministry: 2nd round of consultations with US will be held in Turkey Facebook Facebook Whatsapp Whatsapp Telegram Telegram Email Email Print Print [Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:33:13 +0300]Moscow - Saba:The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that the second round of Russian-American consultations will be held in the Turkish city of ministry explained in a statement carried by the Russian Sputnik News Agency that the second round of Russian-American consultations will be held in the coming days, noting that the Russian delegation will be headed by Alexander Darchev, who currently serves as the Russian ambassador to the United US delegation will be headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Sonata Coulter, in addition to representatives from the foreign policy ministries of both statement noted that during the consultations with the United States, serious efforts will continue to address most of the problems facing the work of diplomats in both spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed last Friday that his country is currently working to restore relations with the United States.
