Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday he hopes the United States will ratify the new U.S.-Russian strategic arms reduction deal.
"I hope legislators in the United States will display a responsible approach, the more so as not only the Russian Federation is interested in a strategic offensive arms reduction treaty," Medvedev told journalists after a NATO-Russia Council meeting.
"The United States is no less interested in it, just as are all other countries," the Russian leader said.
Asked what could happen to the two countries' plan to "reset" bilateral relations should President Barack Obama fail to push the ratification through, Medvedev said: "It would be a pity."
"In this case many people's efforts aimed at... resetting the relations — not only between Russia and the United States but also between Russia and NATO — would be wasted," he said.
LISBON, November 21 (RIA Novosti)
