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The first contacts with the new U.S. administration encourage certain hopes,
Through constructive discussions, both sides identified concrete initial steps to stabilize bilateral mission operations in these areas,
We will know soon if Russia is really willing to engage in good faith,
a State Department spokesperson said They want to diplowash their crimes,
said another former senior US official They are still very reliant on [human intelligence] and place a high value on these presences and the ability for officers to meet with contacts,
The last wave of expulsions were almost entirely operatives under thin cover,
Saying they are or would be enthusiastic” to re-establish that presence “is an understatement,
We want maximum freedom to operate there as well,
said one former US official We haven't received any official requests from the American side to consider the so-called Istanbul agreements or any process as a basis for a peaceful settlement,
No one expects decisions to be easy and quick. But with the political will of the two countries, with the willingness to listen and hear each other, we will be able to get through this working process,
We are ready to lend any kind of support, including through mediation or facilitation during the negotiations for peace,
To be clear, there are no political or security issues on the agenda. Ukraine is not on the agenda,
a State Department spokesperson said We announced that our diplomats and high-level experts would meet and consider the systemic problems that had accumulated as a result of the illegal activities of the previous (U.S.) administration to create artificial obstacles to the activities of the Russian Embassy, to which we naturally reciprocated and also created uncomfortable conditions for the work of the American Embassy in Moscow,
Lavrov had said at a press briefing in Doha, Qatar I'm sure that the agreements will be reached and we will return to civilized communication, which was disrupted by the previous administration,
she said in Ankara, according to Russian news agencies
