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Russian lawmakers in October 2016, has tried to establish a dialogue with the U.S. Senate Committee on foreign Affairs. This was stated by the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev, RIA “Novosti”.
“In early October, when relations between Russia and the US strained to the limit, my colleague (the head of the Duma Committee on international Affairs – “Газета.Ru”) Leonid Slutsky appealed to the leadership of the U.S. Senate Committee on foreign Affairs with a proposal to involve parliamentary channel, but got no answer,” – said Kosachev.
In January, Kosachev said that Russia hopes that the position of elected President of the United States Donald trump is more pragmatic than its predecessor.