US, Russia can 'never completely separate,' says America amid rising tensions with Kremlin

In a key development, United States' envoy to Russia, John Sullivan, in an interview with TASS, shed light on bilateral relations between Moscow and Washington amid ongoing Ukraine war. As US-Russia ties deteriorated over latter’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Sullivan told Russian news ncy that both sides are “never completely separating”. According to US envoy, Washington and Kremlin cant afford to sever diplomatic ties “completely”. Sullivan ded that both countries “should have embassies” which is “bare minimum.”

"We are also never completely separating. We can’t just cut diplomatic relations really, and just t talk," US envoy to Russia. "At a minimum, we sit near each or at UN Security Council in New York every day. matter what, we are better talking to each or at UN, at Security Council. And we should have embassies. This is bare minimum. This is basic."

"We should have embassies in Moscow and in Washington, t just Russian mission to UN. I just think factually, we’ll never be able to get to that level of complete separation because we are joined as permanent members of [UN] Security Council. And having been joined in that way we do need to continue to eng with each or despite many contested issues that we have. We see each or, speak and present on a daily basis in New York. That’s a bare minimum," Sullivan stressed, according to TASS. 

Putin warns West against arms delivery to Ukraine 

Sullivan’s remarks came as Russian President Vlimir Putin warned US that Moscow would strike fresh targets in Ukraine on West supplied longer-range missiles to Kyiv for use in high-precision mobile rocket systems. In an interview brocast Sunday, Kremlin leer said any more deliveries from West would prompt Moscow to hit “objects that we haven’t yet struck". However, Putin's cryptic threat did t include what new targets might be.

It is pertinent to mention here that Russian Presiden floated threats against West just days after US President Joe Biden's ministration anunced plans to deliver an ditional $700 million of security assistance for Ukraine that includes four precision-guided, medium-range rocket systems, as well as helicopters, Javelin anti-tank systems, rars, tactical vehicles and more.

Im: AP