At the same time, he noted that it is impossible to maintain daily contacts with Russian counterparts in the fight against terrorism, as the US does with many other countries.
"Under current situation, it is impossible. However, certainly there are areas of mutual interest that we can identify and work on them together," Rasmussen noted, commenting that such cooperation is taking place in preparation for the World Cup in Russia, which will be held in Russia in 2018.
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