Russia's Lavrov says 'nothing is happening' with US-Russia relations

MOSCOW, May 13 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ​said on Wednesday that many positive things ‌were being said about the enormous potential of U.S.-Russia relations, but that in reality "nothing is happening".

After winning the 2024 U.S. presidential ​election, Donald Trump re-established U.S. dialogue with Russian ​President Vladimir Putin and has repeatedly promised to ⁠end the war in Ukraine though peace has ​so far proven elusive.

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Lavrov said that "good words" about ​cooperation on technology, energy and other projects had so far come to nothing, but that Moscow appreciated Trump's initiation of dialogue ​with Moscow.

"However, nothing is happening in real life," ​Lavrov, who has served as Russia's foreign minister since 2004, ‌told ⁠RT India in English, according to a transcript supplied by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Lavrov added that the dialogue with Moscow that did occur was in the ​same vein as ​that under ⁠former U.S. President Joe Biden: "Aside from this regular dialogue - which is normal in ​relations between people and countries - everything ​else follows ⁠the pattern initiated by President Biden," Lavrov said.

"The sanctions imposed under him have remained in force. Moreover, ⁠the ​Trump administration has adopted its own ​initiatives in order to punish Russia’s economy."

Reporting by Reuters; Writing by ​Lucy Papachristou and Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Andrew Osborn

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