{"id":43260,"date":"2026-03-27T06:24:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/russia-criticizes-u-s-for-linking-economic-ties-to-ukraine-war-resolution\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T06:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:24:40","slug":"russia-criticizes-u-s-for-linking-economic-ties-to-ukraine-war-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/russia-criticizes-u-s-for-linking-economic-ties-to-ukraine-war-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Criticizes U.S. for Linking Economic Ties to Ukraine War Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774607080613.jpg?resize=450%2C308&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774607080613.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774607080613.jpg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>MOSCOW &#8211; Russian government officials criticized the United States on Friday for requiring a resolution to the Ukraine conflict before pursuing economic partnerships between the two nations.<\/p><p>Dmitry Peskov, who serves as the Kremlin&#8217;s chief spokesperson, argued that linking business cooperation to the war settlement is counterproductive for both countries.<\/p><p>&#8220;We are wasting time, and American companies, just like our own, are missing out on the profits they could already be making,&#8221; Peskov stated during Friday&#8217;s briefing.<\/p><p>The Russian official maintained that discussions about potential collaboration remain under consideration, emphasizing that Moscow and Washington &#8220;have many opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation&#8221; despite current diplomatic tensions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moscow officials expressed frustration Friday over America&#8217;s position that economic partnerships with Russia depend on resolving the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. A Kremlin spokesperson argued that both nations are losing profitable business opportunities while diplomatic tensions persist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":43259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774607080613.jpg?fit=450%2C308&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-bfK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":84103,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/russia-signals-openness-to-europe-talks-but-rejects-pressure-tactics\/","url_meta":{"origin":43260,"position":0},"title":"Russia Signals Openness to Europe Talks, But Rejects Pressure Tactics","author":"Admin","date":"June 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Russia says it is willing to engage in dialogue with European nations but will not accept what it calls ultimatums. 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