„We‘re disappointed. The delegation isn‘t coming. I think American legislators lost an opportunity to learn at least some alternative views,“ Kislyak said at the Center for the National Interest think tank in Washington.

„They wanted to be heard and they wanted to hear,“ he said of the Russian lawmakers. „They thought it was an important issue,“ and wanted to discuss it „irrespective of the very low level of contacts between the legislatures,“ Kislyak said.