# Russia changed global balance, prompting US and Europe to turn to dialogue, lawmaker says

https://mins.news/en/item/112494

- TASS, 2026-10-23 10:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2206791

> Russian lawmaker Viktor Vodolatsky said Russia had changed the global political balance and demonstrated that sanctions were ineffective. He said the United States was opening a more direct dialogue with Moscow, while voices in Europe were also calling for engagement, commenting on Ukraine talks in Oslo and St. Petersburg.

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