00:00I am currently in the United States at the invitation of the American side.
00:05This trip was long planned and has not been cancelled by the American side, despite a
00:10number of unfriendly actions the American side has recently taken.
00:15As President Putin said yesterday, pressure does not work with Russia, and it is crucial
00:21that Russia's national and security interests are always strictly taken into account.
00:27Therefore, the potential for economic cooperation with Russia remains, but only if Russia's
00:33interests are respected.
00:35We also see a very large number of attempts by our European colleagues, including Britain,
00:40to disrupt any direct dialogue between Russia and the United States, any direct dialogue
00:45between President Putin and President Trump.
00:50This is because many attempts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine have been thwarted by both
00:54the British and Europeans.
00:57We remember Boris Johnson, who, after a peace agreement had essentially been reached, arrived,
01:03and having received a million pounds from his sponsors, said, no, we shouldn't negotiate
01:08a peace agreement with Russia.
01:10Therefore, these attempts by those who want to prolong the Ukrainian conflict are linked
01:15to the fact that the British economy is in dire straits, the EU economy is in dire straits,
01:21and it's important for them to portray Russia as an enemy.
01:25Therefore, we will continue discussions with the American side, we will continue the dialogue
01:32with the American side, clearly communicating Russia's position.
01:37Russia's position is that Russia's national interests must be respected, and that these sanctions
01:43and unfriendly measures will have absolutely no impact on the Russian economy.
01:48They will simply lead to higher prices at gas stations in the US, because oil prices have
01:53already risen and will continue to rise.
01:56Therefore, former US, President Joe Biden's positions, Biden's false narratives that are
02:02being imposed on the Trump administration, we have seen that they have never worked.
02:07We will convey to our American colleagues that they should not become Bidens, that they should
02:12not follow the utterly wrong and disastrous approaches of Biden and his administration.
02:18And it's also very important that we see that it's Ukraine that's dragging out the negotiations.
02:24It's Ukraine that doesn't want to resolve the problems, the accumulated issues that need
02:28to be addressed.
02:30And so we will also convey to our American colleagues that Ukraine, unfortunately, is disrupting the
02:37dialogue that's necessary, and it's disrupting it, again, at the request of the British,
02:43at the request of the Europeans, who want the conflict to continue.
02:48You know, we won't go into detail about who we're meeting with.
02:52We're meeting with several administration officials.
02:55There will also be another meeting, which I think will make public.
02:59But the discussions will primarily be behind closed doors about how to continue the dialogue,
03:05again based on respect for Russia's interests, and an understanding of Russia's position that
03:11the president spoke about yesterday.
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