"However, we are currently working to revive and restore bilateral relations," Dmitry Peskov stated MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. The religious views of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio do not make the United States a friendly country of shared values for Russia, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Earlier, Rubio appeared on television with an ash-marked cross on his forehead, symbolizing the beginning of Lent. "No, the United States is not a country that is friendly to us at this point.