Russia has requested the USA to carry sanctions on its state airline Aeroflot, however Washington has not but responded, Russian Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned on April 11, in keeping with state-run media TASS.
Lavrov linked the potential resumption of direct air service between the U.S. and Russia to Washington's resolution on Aeroflot, which stays below heavy sanctions following Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The international minister mentioned the proposal was first raised over a month in the past throughout talks in Riyadh and reiterated through the newest assembly in Istanbul on April 10.
"The People have taken it up, to this point we have now not seen any reciprocal step," he mentioned. "However we are going to work on it as a result of this can be a return to normality."
Aeroflot, Russia's largest airline, has been banned from U.S. and EU airspace and lower off from essential aviation provides since 2022. The corporate has confronted mounting operational challenges as sanctions restrict entry to spare components, upkeep, and insurance coverage.
U.S. and Russian officers met in Istanbul to debate embassy operations on April 10, however the matter of battle in Ukraine was reportedly not on the agenda. It was the second such assembly since February and a part of a broader dialogue that additionally included rounds of ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia.
U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly dominated out lifting sanctions earlier than a peace deal is reached, although Secretary of State Marco Rubio has mentioned restricted aid could possibly be on the desk as a part of an eventual settlement.
Ukraine has already agreed to a U.S.-proposed full 30-day ceasefire, saying on March 11 that Kyiv is able to take such a step if Russia additionally agrees to the phrases. To this point, Russia has refused, delaying the peace course of.
The Kyiv IndependentMartin Fornusek