U.S.-Russia relations at lowest level: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that Russia-U.S. ties are at the lowest point due to increased confrontation, and he hopes that common sense and prudence will eventually prevail, reported Xinhua.

In U.S. policy towards Russia, there is increased pressure in all fields and tougher rhetoric is nothing new, Lavrov said in an interview with a local TV program.

He stressed that there is few chance for serious dialogue between Russia and the United States, if Washington continues to blame Moscow for the consequences of its own reckless policy.

According to the diplomat, Western countries feel "a threat to their dominance" and are therefore inventing new rules on which they think the world order should be based, ones that contradict those outlined in the UN charter.