Peskov pointed out the difficulties in restoring relations between Russia and the United States.

Relations between the Russian Federation and the United States have suffered great damage, and it will take time for them to return to a constructive course. This was announced on June 22 by Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.

"There is a lot of inertia in our bilateral relations. The damage that has been done to bilateral relations is also very big," Peskov told Rossiya 1 journalist Pavel Zarubin.

According to him, the process of their return to a constructive course will take time, and it will not be possible to do this "overnight."

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On June 18, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, announced that Russia was waiting for proposals from the United States to continue negotiations. According to her, Washington did not explain in any way the cancellation of consultations of the countries' delegations, which became known on June 16.