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No serious changes in US-Russia relations without ceasefire in Ukraine — State Department

11 April 2025 00:06 (UTC +04:00)

The United States believes that no dynamics in relations with Russia should be expected without the establishment of a ceasefire in Ukraine, State Department Spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said, APA reports citing TASS.

"I think that [US] President [Donald Trump] has been very clear that there is one thing on the table with Russia, which is the ceasefire, [and] that there is no other dynamic that is going to be addressed or facilitated until that is dealt with," the diplomat said.

According to her, US President Donald Trump "is the first [American politician] to engage with Russia for years." Bruce emphasized that interaction is necessary to achieve any result, whether it is "stopping wars or getting people released from being unjustly held." The spokeswoman added that the results of this work by the Trump administration can be seen "every day," including the exchange of Russian citizen Artur Petrov for US citizen and Russian national Ksenia Karelina.