Russia Says U.S. Must Begin Talks, or Else 'Force' Is the Only Option
Tom O’Connor
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged President Donald Trump to reconsider Washington's attempts to isolate Moscow, telling his U.S. counterpart that diplomacy was necessary to avoid potential confrontations.
Putin made the remarks Friday while addressing the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, where leaders such as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese Vice Chairman Wang Qishan were among those in attendance. The U.S. and its Western allies have increasingly sanctioned Russia in recent years in response to illicit interference in foreign affairs, charges Moscow has routinely denied.
The Russian leader emphasized a need to establish regular communication with the U.S. even on difficult issues such as Iran and North Korea, where Washington has adopted a more aggressive stance than Moscow. Putin said that normal relations with the U.S. were essential not only to revive the world economy, but to military might from being the only deciding factor in settling disputes.
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I think this is largely about sanctions, one of the comments says Russia's GDP, Gross Domestic Product is taking a beating.
