The inscription etched on the wood paneling was almost mocking, given the terrible state of U.S-Russian relations: “That our two nations never again polarize,†it intoned. “A keystone to peace in the 21st century is positive relations between the United States and Russia.â€
But inside the Russian-American room of the Russian Cultural Center, in a tony Washington neighborhood, negotiators from the American and Russian governments this week sipped wine and nibbled on caviar after spending the day trying to live up to that charge — a quaint reminder of the former Cold War rivals’ warm relationship in the 1990s.
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Source: European Voice
