The Federation Council spoke about the possibility of restoring direct flights to the United States

The restoration of direct flights between Russia and the United States is possible, but it is too early to talk about the timing. Andrei Klimov, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council's International Affairs Committee, expressed this opinion on Friday, April 4.

He noted that this issue was raised during the negotiations at the beginning of the year in the Middle East.

"The fact is that without direct flights between Moscow and Washington, Moscow and New York, it is very difficult to normalize even diplomatic relations. There are huge difficulties with the diplomatic mail, with the exchange of staff, with the preparation of visits. That is, normal relations between the United States and Russia without direct flights are impossible in the 21st century," the senator said in a conversation with Lenta.Ru .

The politician stressed that air traffic between the two countries continued even during the Cold War.

"What was done under [former US President Joe] Biden is, of course, a disaster for both us and the Americans, and for the international community as well. In general, this case is quite possible, but I would keep silent about the timing for now," Klimov concluded.

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Earlier, on April 3, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, said that representatives of Russia and the United States were working on resuming direct air flights between the two countries, RT reports.

According to him, some American companies want to return to Russia, NSN reports.

On April 3, Dmitriev met with the special envoy of the President of the United States, Steve Witkoff, in Washington. He became the first representative of the Russian government to visit the United States on an official visit after the start of the special operation in 2022. After the meeting, an official on the social network X called the dialogue between the two countries important. The CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund attached to the publication a picture showing a plane heading towards Washington.