Both Russia, US view mutually respectful co-existence as acceptable variant

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 22, 2026 · 141 words

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated in an interview with Vedomosti that Russia is open to a mutually respectful co-existence with the United States based on dialogue and recognition of interests. He further noted that the concept of 'friendship' is currently inapplicable to relations with the collective West.

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The option of a mutually respectful co-existence of Russia and the United States, which is not affected by ideological bias, is acceptable, but Moscow is ready to examine other variants as well, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Vedomosti in…

Why it matters

"In my opinion, the acceptable option is when Russia and the US are trying to build a mutually respectful model of co-existence, which is free of ideological bias and is based on mutual recognition of each other’s interests and readiness to resolve the…

Common ground

Naturally our country remains open to other options as well," the deputy foreign minister said.

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Claim 1: “Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Vedomosti in an interview that the option of a mutually respectful co-existence of Russia and the United States, which is not affected by ideological bias, is acceptable”

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The claim is directly supported by a report from TASS, a major Russian news agency, which quotes Sergey Ryabkov's interview with Vedomosti. The wording in the evidence matches the claim almost verbatim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sergei Alexeyevich Ryabkov is a Russian diplomat, currently serving as the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation since 2008.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Ryabkov

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web search NEUTRAL — The option of a mutually respectful co-existence of Russia and the United States, which is not affected by ideological bias, is acceptable, but Moscow is ready to examine other variants as well, Russi…
https://tass.com/politics/2134799

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web search NEUTRAL — between Russia and the United States is proving slow and challenging, Sergey Ryabkov said .However, there is an inverse relationship as well – "movement is a derivative of contacts," the official said…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260516/russia-views-wests-quasiin…

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Claim 2: “Moscow is ready to examine other variants as well, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Vedomosti”

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The claim is directly supported by the TASS report, which explicitly states that Ryabkov told Vedomosti that 'Moscow is ready to examine other variants as well' regarding the co-existence with the US.

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia views the quasi‑indifferent response of Western countries to Russia’s tests of the Sarmat missile system with irony, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Saturday.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260516/russia-views-wests-quasiin…

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