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“we are the largest countries in the world and we can not exist without friction or clashes of interests”, said the spokesman for the Russian Government.
Dmitri Peskov confirmed that Putin will call Trump in the coming days to congratulate him on his inauguration.
added that now there is no any agreement or decision on a meeting between two heads of State.
the Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, spokesman warned that frictions between Russia and United States, the largest countries in the world, are inevitable in an interview broadcast Saturday on the Russian television.
“is a big mistake surely have illusions in the sense that our future relations (with the US) will be free of contradictions and divergences. That is impossible “, said Peskov, who added: ‘We are the largest countries in the world and we can not exist without friction or clashes of interests’.”
the Kremlin spokesman announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin call by phone in the next few days his American counterpart, Donald Trump, to congratulate him on the occasion of his inauguration. “It is a formal necessity,” he said.
added that now there is no any agreement or decision on a meeting between two heads of State .
“the success of the development of bilateral relations (with the US) will depend on how able they are to resolve differences on the basis of the dialogue “, said Peskov.
“myopia” against Ukraine
criticized by short-sighted and little constructive stance of the administration of Barack Obama the crisis of Ukraine and added that at the moment is not known what position shall take Washington address this issue after the arrival of Trump in the White House.
“inside will see very little if you change the position of the USA against Ukraine and if this assistance to the achievement of a settlement”, said the spokesman. Peskov advocated cooperation between Moscow and Washington to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict in Syria. “It is evident that without the participation of the United States, it is impossible to solve the Syrian problem constructively,” he stressed.
about the protests in the United States against Trump, the Kremlin spokesman said that in the United States there is a “division almost unprecedented which does not help to the greatness of this country”. “At the same time, I would suggest, at least at the official level, refrain from comments on this regard and leave this matter to the own United States”, he added.