Russia expects the Trump administration's efforts to lead to a sustainable settlement in Ukraine, taking into account the roots of the conflict, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. Ryabkov noted that it is too early to talk about negotiations in Abu Dhabi. Moscow is in the stage of preparation for a tripartite meeting. "It is too early to talk about the negotiations in Abu Dhabi. Of course, the early understanding that such a contact will take place in the near future, and also Abu Dhabi as a place to which was mentioned, all this is true. But by and large, we are still in the preparation phase." The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation also stated that Moscow has no illusions that the results of the elections in the United States will radically change the vector of development of relations with the Russian Federation for the better. In the United States, a "stable cross-party anti-Russian consensus" has emerged.