After the confiscation of frozen assets, a break in relations with the United States may follow - Russian Foreign Ministry

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The trigger for a possible severance of relations with the United States could be the confiscation of frozen Russian assets and further escalation of military escalation, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Ryabkov said in an interview Interfax. He called such forecasts negative, noting that Moscow “does not hold on to diplomatic relations with Washington with both hands.”

Diplomatic relations in themselves, of course, are not some kind of totem that needs to be worshiped, it is not a sacred cow that everyone protects. But we will not take the initiative to break them, to break them. It is not in our rules to act in this manner, including based on our understanding that Russia and the United States have a central role in maintaining international security and strategic stability 

Ryabkov stressed.



According to him, the country's authorities are ready for any scenario. And the United States should have no illusions that Russia is holding on to these diplomatic relations with both hands. The diplomat clarified that from February 2026, when the START III treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States expires, a vacuum will arise in the area of ​​arms control.

Ryabkov named the “US course of undermining Russia’s security in all directions” as the reason for suspending this document. According to him, there will be no new documents to replace New START.

Back on November 9, Sergei Ryabkov assured in an interview with RTVI that Moscow does not want a complete severance of diplomatic relations with Washington. Then he said that Russia would respond to any provocations and challenges in a mirror way.
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  1. rotkiv04
    rotkiv04
    +8
    22 December 2023 17: 09
    whoever really wants to do something simply does it and doesn’t talk about it, and this is another shake of the air, threats and red lines are no longer relevant, no one believes in them
  2. AC130 Gunship
    AC130 Gunship
    +7
    22 December 2023 17: 16
    I wonder if at that moment when all the media in the world were trumpeting that something very serious was being prepared, Ms. Nabiullina was on Mars or something? She had at least 2-3 months until 24.02.22/XNUMX/XNUMX to withdraw this money from the USA
    1. insider
      insider
      +4
      23 December 2023 01: 48
      What for? They have no less money in our economy. They are also blocked in our jurisdiction. The goal is to show the world the main thief, and undermine the trust of other countries in the Western financial system.
  3. maiman61
    maiman61
    0
    22 December 2023 17: 26
    Well, yes! And who will believe the next million of the first red line? There are none, especially the satanic west! They neigh like horses!
  4. Vadim Sharygin
    Vadim Sharygin
    +3
    22 December 2023 17: 43
    If the assets were under attack due to the fault of those who prepared the SVO, then it is necessary to recover for confiscations from these government officials. And the severance of relations with the United States can be replaced by a major strategic offensive in Ukraine using vacuum bombs and other weapons of mass destruction. What is important is not the break, but the break from the plane of thinking!
  5. KLNM
    KLNM
    +4
    22 December 2023 17: 47
    The United States has openly declared us enemies and has set a course for our destruction. What kind of relationship can there be with us, or does the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs believe that the United States is dreaming and seeing how to make friends with us, talk and cooperate?
  6. zloybond
    zloybond
    +5
    22 December 2023 17: 55
    The United States and the West are waging war on us, and we are all arguing, justifying our inaction and the lack of proactive sanctions on the part of Russia. The only answer is that we will do something. Nothing proactive. Eternal justification.
    1. insider
      insider
      -1
      23 December 2023 01: 58
      Read and study. In Russia, no less funds of Western companies and banks are blocked (which they cannot withdraw) than in Russia in the West. The question is endurance - who will be the first to steal. The confiscation of Russian assets will send a signal to other countries about the unreliability of Western financial institutions.
  7. Valera75
    Valera75
    +1
    22 December 2023 18: 00
    If our people are talking about confiscation, it means that the frozen funds of the Russian Federation will soon be confiscated, otherwise how can this be explained?
  8. Kiril
    Kiril
    +1
    22 December 2023 18: 05
    And what does “breaking the relationship” mean? - and who will break it off?
  9. Denis Zh
    Denis Zh
    +4
    22 December 2023 18: 12
    They'll piss again... They've been humiliated so many times already. The consulates were taken away, 50 diplomats were expelled, foreign banks are threatened for their connections with us, the world system was virtually liquidated, all sports organizations were expelled, the gold reserves were stolen, and these still need reasons))) hand, how can you be such a piece of shit?!
  10. strange guest
    strange guest
    +3
    22 December 2023 18: 13
    Well, that's fine. We will also save on diplomats and other foreign workers.
  11. Spatel
    Spatel
    -1
    22 December 2023 20: 21
    Judging by Ryabkov's face, he is not starving.
    He is eager to fight with the States, realizing that he may die earlier from old age than from an American bomb...
  12. Sergey_K
    Sergey_K
    0
    23 December 2023 08: 31
    Mr. Ryabkov should understand that when there are too many promises, people STOP BELIEVING in them!
  13. Vox Populi
    Vox Populi
    0
    23 December 2023 11: 46
    belay And the Americans will definitely be afraid of the “trigger”!
    Or not?! winked