Moscow Russia says it is ready to normalise relations with the U.S. and cooperate on major global issues.
Moscow’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. in Moscow, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a phone call on Friday.
Lavrov further told Tillerson that Moscow’s decision to cut U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia was prompted by “a number of Washington’s hostile steps”.
Lavrov and Tillerson “agreed to maintain contact on a range of bilateral issues”, the Russian’s Foreign Ministry said in statement. (Reuters/NAN)