MOSCOW, September 11. /TASS/. Moscow has no illusions that the relations with Washington will improve after the dismissal of US National Security Adviser John Bolton, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS on Wednesday.
According to Ryabkov, many positions at various levels in the US executive branch still remain vacant and Moscow has got accustomed to that. "The issue is not about who does what in Washington, but what effect this may entail from the viewpoint of prospects of normalizing relations and improving them," the diplomat said. "Now, unfortunately, we see that amid the ongoing staff turmoil there is no stabilization."
"So we don’t have any illusions and we are not cherishing any hopes in connection with the events," Ryabkov stressed. "We will judge about what may change in the US foreign policy, especially on Russia, only by particular steps, rather than by decisions on staff or moreover statements, because we have heard many of these of late, including in favor of improving relations."
Meanwhile, despite all efforts, which Russia has been making for normalizing ties with the US, no results have been achieved, the deputy minister said. "However, we are not giving up and we will continue the particular work," Ryabkov stressed.
"We are calling on the United States to listen to our recommendations and finally start mending bilateral ties," he noted.
Bolton’s dismissal
US President Donald Trump wrote on his Twitter account on Tuesday he had asked John Bolton to resign and would name his successor next week. "I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration," Trump wrote.
The White House said later that Bolton’s deputy, Charles Kupperman, would serve as acting national security adviser.