Moscow sees tremendous effort to disrupt Russia-U.S. dialogue - special envoy Dmitriev

MOSCOW. Oct 27 (Interfax) - Moscow sees tremendous attempts at disrupting any dialogue between Russia and the United States, the Russian president's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev said on Sunday.

"We see tremendous attempts at disrupting any dialogue between Russia and the United States and at introducing a lot of misinformation," Dmitriev said in a statement on negotiations with the United States, which he published on his Max channel.

Dmitriev said that he explained to his American colleagues the state of the Russian economy at the talks. In particular, its growth was over 4% last year, and the ruble has strengthened by 40% against the dollar this year.

"We convey what Russian agencies convey, namely information about other areas of activity. In particular, there are attempts to block this information from being conveyed to the U.S. leadership. In particular, we reaffirm that a solution to the Ukraine conflict is possible only if the root causes of this conflict are eliminated," Dmitriev said.

Dmitriev, commenting on his talks in the U.S., said that all discussions "are conducted in a very serious tone, at a very serious time." "We are committed to a constructive dialogue and to a clear presentation of Russia's stance on many points. Indeed, Russia wants a peaceful solution, but of course respect for all of Russia's interests and the eradication of the root causes of the Ukraine crisis are at the heart of the right decisions," he said.

Dmitriev said that the Russian delegation very clearly conveys to its American colleagues the Russian president's stance that "only constructive and respectful dialogue will bear fruit, and any attempts to put pressure on Russia are simply pointless."

Meanwhile, a meeting between U.S. Congress members and Russian State Duma members will take place in the near future, Dmitriev said.

"We are communicating with those representatives of the American community who are committed to a positive dialogue with Russia. We had a meeting with Congresswoman Anna Luna. She called for a dialogue with Russia, and she is grateful to Russia for providing the Kennedy files. This caused a very positive reaction in American society," Dmitriev said.

Luna "also confirmed the desire to hold a meeting between American Congress members and Duma members, which will be organized in the near future and is an important dialogue between the parliaments of our countries," he said.