Kudrin said that can affect a mitigation of anti-Russian sanctions
MOSCOW, 30 Sep — RIA Novosti. To soften the U.S. sanctions against Russia will be very difficult; to help a more flexible position of Europe, the Chairman of the Board of the Foundation center for strategic research, the ex-Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin.
“Remove sanctions very difficult. An initiative is needed first and foremost,” he said on Saturday at the fair financial and exchange services FinFair.
“I would suggest not to be pessimistic, because I believe that we can aim at reducing the sanctions,” — said however Kudrin.
He recalled that during the cold war the Soviet Union held talks on various issues.
According to him, the negotiation process may be involved diplomats and politicians in the US, Europe and Russia. “I believe that there is scope for mutual steps in reducing international sanctions, mutual steps to increase the credit safety initiatives a number of countries… We are so constituted that we need reciprocal steps”, — said Kudrin, adding that this issue can be “flexible Europe”.
Earlier on Saturday, he expressed the opinion that Washington is serious about the preservation of sanctions against Russia that could last for decades.