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AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN’S INTERVIEW WITH TV DOZHD (TV RAIN)
JANUARY 28, 2021
Ambassador Sullivan: Hello, Ekaterina. It’s very good to be with you today.
Dozhd: Thank you so much for doing this, and good to be with you. So my first question would be, of course, about this phone call between President Biden and President Putin. After this conversation, as we understand, there’s no doubt that there will not be any attempt to push the reset button between America and Russia. So it must be tough for you personally to work in these circumstances in Moscow. How would you describe your mission here?
Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series analyzing the nuclear diplomacy challenges the incoming Biden administration will face. In Part 1, USIP’s Robin Wright looks at the short window of time the Biden team will have to get nuclear negotiations on track with Iran. In Part 2, Frank Aum and Amb. Joseph Yun explain why domestic priorities may limit U.S.-North Korea engagement.
With relations between the United States and Russia at a low point, the incoming Biden Administration faces the challenge of finding the right balance between showing firmness toward the Kremlin and engaging on issues of mutual interest, above all arms control. President-elect Joe Biden has indicated he may agree to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) for five years, a decision that could clear the way for further negotiations. But while extension of New START could lead to discussions on other areas of arms control, the potential for breakthroughs in the U.S.-Russia re