The dialogue between Russia and the United States on the elimination of irritants has stalled. The next round of negotiations on the restoration of the embassies in Moscow and Washington is not planned, the American mission told Izvestia, the latter informs.

The United States considers the bilateral channel as a constructive and permanent platform for negotiations on the stabilization of our diplomatic missions. The talks with our Russian colleagues are focused on restoring their functionality in Moscow and Washington, rather than on broader normalization or improvement of our relations. However, negotiations in this format are not currently planned," the US Embassy said.

The other day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not answer a question from journalists when and where a meeting of delegations on mutual irritants could take place, repeating the thesis that it was necessary to "clear up the rubble" from the previous US administration. "With the arrival of the new administration, we felt a willingness on its part to resume dialogue. It is moving, but not as fast as we would like," the minister said. Moreover, the Russian side intends to go further and discuss not only the issue of restoring the work of embassies, but also the resumption of flights and the return of Russian diplomatic property.

The second and so far last round of consultations took place more than six months ago, although the interim Istanbul results after February 27 and April 10 were quite optimistic. With the third round, the situation became noticeably more complicated. In June, the Russian ambassador to Washington, Alexander Darchiev, assured that it would take place in the near future and almost even in Moscow. However, as the Foreign Ministry later stated, it was canceled on the initiative of the American side. In the fall, information appeared that consultations could take place in late October or early November. At the same time, the American embassy did not name any dates, even approximate ones, although they expressed their willingness to hold them at any time convenient for both sides.