-Our relations have seen better times,
and there is a potential for mutually beneficial cooperation,
and it largely remains untapped.
It's important to rebuild channels of communication.
Lately, these channels were frozen,
largely due to a wake of baseless accusations against us.
It's for the nation of Venezuela to define its own future.
We spoke about Syria and the need to fully implement
Resolution 2254.
On ensuring the peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear program,
we have many differences here,
but the fact that we talk on this topic
and will continue to discuss the situation,
that gives us hope.
And we expect that the new administration in Ukraine
will be able to define their position on Minsk agreements,
basing their actions on the fact that there is no alternative
to political settlement of this inner Ukrainian crisis.
-The United States stands ready to find
common ground with Russia.
We both want to move forward on the political track
to bring the suffering of the Syrian people to an end.
The United States and more than 50 other nations agree
that the time has come for Nicolás Maduro to go,
and we hope that Russians' support for Maduro will end.
We do not recognize Russia's attempted annexation in Crimea.
I made clear that the United States will continue
to apply pressure to the regime in Tehran until its leadership
is prepared to return to the ranks of responsible nations
that do not threaten their neighbors or spread instability.
The president has charged his national security team
to think more broadly about arms control,
to include countries beyond our traditional US-Russia framework
and a broader range of weapons systems.
I also raised the issue of US citizens
who have been detained in Russia.
Making sure that our citizens are not unjustly held abroad
is one of President Trump's highest priorities.
And we spoke, too, about the question of interference
in our domestic affairs.
I conveyed that there are things that Russia can do
to demonstrate that these types of activities
are a thing of the past.
-Democracy cannot be done by force.
The threats that we hear against Maduro government --
this has nothing in common with democracy.
We heard statements by President Trump
that he expects to hold a meeting with President Putin,
including during the G20 Summit in Osaka.
If we receive such an official invitation,
we'll respond positively.
-We've also made clear to the Iranians
that if American interests are attacked,
we will most certainly respond in an appropriate fashion.
-We did not support and we believe
that it is a mistake that the US decided to withdraw from JCPOA.
I gave Mike today a copy of an article
that was published in the United States in 1987
with a warning that the Soviet Union
is going to influence the elections.
We can discuss this topic forever,
but until we have cold, hard facts on the table,
we cannot have a grown-up discussion.
We gave an example of 1933,
when the United States spearheaded,
through President Roosevelt and People's Commissioner
Mr. Litvinov
exchanged notes where they committed
to non-interference in each other's processes.
I'd like to highlight once again,
this action was initiated by the US.
For several years now, starting with the Obama administration,
we suggested to our partners to reconfirm that commitment.
Right now they're not prepared for that,
so draw your own conclusions.
-You can see we have some disagreements on this issue.
Interference in American elections is unacceptable.
If the Russians were to engage in that in 2020,
it would put our relationship
in an even worse place than it has been.
We would not tolerate that.