Russian envoy urges US officials to 'do yoga'

April 04, 2014 01:51

A senior Russian diplomat says US officials should do yoga and watch TV comedy series to ease what he calls their irrational fixation on punishing Russia over Ukraine.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov's comments to the Interfax news agency today reflected simmering tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia's annexation of Crimea.

The US and the EU have slapped members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's entourage with travel bans and asset freezes.

Ryabkov warned that Moscow may take retaliatory steps, but he didn't elaborate.

Ryabkov said the US got "fixated" on halting cooperation with Russia. He said his "advice to the US partners is to spend more time outdoors, do yoga ... and watch TV comedy series" instead of "childish whims, tears and hysterics that won't help."

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