This is how he reacted to Ryabkov's words about the risk of confrontation
Washington. January 10th. INTERFAX - Russia should not underestimate the power of possible leverage available to the United States and its allies, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday.
"Do not underestimate what leverage we have, what collective leverage we have (with allies - IF)," he said at a briefing.
So Price responded to a journalist's request to comment on the words of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov that Moscow calls on Washington to show maximum responsibility and not to underestimate the risks of a possible escalation of confrontation.
"We call on the United States to take maximum responsibility at the present moment. The risks associated with a possible escalation of confrontation cannot be underestimated," Ryabkov told reporters in Geneva following the results of Russian-American consultations.
He noted that "a businesslike, professional conversation in itself, of course, sets up a more optimistic mood."