Resumption of Russia-U.S. air traffic long overdue - MFA

Moscow hopes that the United States will demonstrate sufficient political will to lift the air blockade, which has become meaningless, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of the North Atlantic Alexander Gusarov said.

"The resumption of direct air service between Russia and the United States is long overdue. This step would clearly demonstrate the improving dialogue between the two countries and the revival of mutual trust at the interstate level," Alexander Gusarov said.

He expressed hope that the U.S. will demonstrate sufficient political will to lift the air blockade, which has lost all meaning, Izvestia reported.

According to the official, the U.S. undermined its own competitiveness, something local business representatives.