In an interview with RIA Novosti on April 2, the US ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, stated that the United States would “accept no limitations” on plans for a new missile defense system that Russia views with concern. McFaul also reiterated the US assurance that any such system would not affect the strategic balance between the two countries and affirmed that Washington sought to cooperate with Moscow on this issue.
In the process of video editing, some important remarks by McFaul were omitted, resulting in a brief clip that did not reflect his full response on this topic. For the record, RIA Novosti has published a more complete clip containing McFaul’s full remarks. The video of the entire interview is also available in the “Video” section on our website. RIA Novosti is dedicated to fair, balanced and objective reporting and regrets any confusion this error may have caused.
