WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (TASS) – The West’s attempts to talk to Moscow from the position of strength will lead nowhere, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said.

"There is no prospect of talking to our country from the position of strength and sanctions pressure. The persistent desire to dominate only leads to the opposite effect. The earlier America realizes this, the sooner the world will have a chance to return to a stable, sustainable and predictable path of development," he pointed out in an op-ed for Newsweek.

According to Antonov, Washington’s strategy towards Russia "in essence is little different from military confrontation."

"The liberation of cities, first and foremost Mariupol, Artyomovsk and Avdeevka, are clear signs of the Kiev regime's agony and the failure of the West's anti-Russian policy," the Russian envoy stressed.

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