Moscow hopes that the realization that the anti-Russian policy pursued by the United States has no future will eventually prevail and the two countries can gradually rebuild their relationship, Vladimir Putin said Wednesday at Russian Energy Week.
Putin believes that Russia and US have fundamental interests in ensuring security, reducing strategic offensive arms, countering terrorism and money laundering, including tax havens, and stabilising energy markets.
"There is no doubt at all that these objective goals and mutual interests will lead to the improvement of our relations in one way or another and that the US political establishment will stop using Russian-US relations to the detriment of its own interests and its own businesses," he added.
The Russian leader expressed hope for the normalization of bilateral relations.
"The Americans have introduced sanctions in the energy sector. What have they achieved? ExxonMobil has withdrawn from profitable contracts, stopped its participation in them with one exception for a contract in the Far East, which it has been part of for a very long time. So, who has gained anything? Nobody has gained anything. Gas prices have skyrocketed and the Americans have to suffer from some events that took place in the oil market. The result is not just zero but negative for those who are doing this. I hope the realisation that this policy has no future will eventually prevail and we will be able to gradually restore our relations," Putin stressed.
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