The US State Department says progress in relations with Russia is almost impossible

The US State Department claims that progress in relations between Moscow and Washington at the current stage is almost impossible due to Russia’s fault.

“Recent steps that we (the American authorities-approx.) did in relations with Russia, are simply part of our opposition to the long – standing pattern of behavior [Moscow], which made it almost impossible for us to make progress in any way with the Russians,” – said first Deputy Secretary of state Stephen Beegan on Wednesday.

He spoke on Wednesday before the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee at a hearing that focused on US-China relations.