Those who will rise to power in Washington soon should realize that using the language of political diktat and sanction pressure in relations with Russia will be useless, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS in an interview.

“Regardless of who is at the helm in Washington, the sole clue to better relations with us will be for the United States to give up attempts to act to the detriment of Russia’s interests, which it has done by showing no readiness to follow the fundamental principles of understanding and respect for the sovereign equality of states – meddling in Russia’s internal affairs in the most challenging way in defiance of the principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of Russia. The United States behaves as if it is a social and political entity in its own right that enjoys greater powers than all other members of the international community,” he said.

Ryabkov doubts any of the U.S. presidential candidates would be prepared to abandon the concept of American exclusiveness. “We know that this ideology imbues the entire U.S. society, in particular, the elite, the social strata that nominates candidates for the top executive post in the United States,” Ryabkov said. “I don’t expect any dramatic changes for the better in the United States as a result of this American mentality.”

“But in the final count, there possibly is a chance that those who succeed the current administration will be able to make a conclusion – quite obvious to us – that using the language of political dictating and sanction pressure in relations with Russia will be futile. Under pressure, Russia will be getting even stronger. Our country’s foreign policy is proactive – and the way I see it – it is attractive. Many in the world are watching with interest Moscow’s foreign policy course.”

Yet, Ryabkov believes that “even without abdicating their “innate” ideology of American exclusiveness, the political figures who will be governing the United States after the elections in November will be able to adjust the current policy and try to find points of agreement with Russia for the sake of their own interests.

“There are many problems in the world that cannot be addressed on one’s own,” Ryabkov said.