Washington is not Moscow's greatest friend, but it is ready to work pragmatically. This is what Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Pankin told TASS in response to a question about the diesel deal. "The US is not our biggest partner either, let's put it this way: you see how they tighten the screws on the sanctions, but they are pragmatists," the deputy minister noted. "And they understand that some things must be done even though they don't even want to do them. "On October 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leader of the United States, Donald Trump, had a telephone conversation, during which they discussed, among other things, the supply of oil products. As Putin said, Moscow has confirmed its willingness to supply oil and oil products to the American and global markets.

Washington is not Moscow's greatest friend, but it is ready to work pragmatically. This is what Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Pankin told TASS in response to a question about the diesel deal. "The US is not our biggest partner either, let's put it this way: you see how they tighten the screws on the sanctions, but they are pragmatists," the deputy minister noted. "And they understand that some things must be done even though they don't even want to do them. "On October 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leader of the United States, Donald Trump, had a telephone conversation, during which they discussed, among other things, the supply of oil products. As Putin said, Moscow has confirmed its willingness to supply oil and oil products to the American and global markets.