The American communication style is dialogue and they ask a lot of questions. Russians more often embark on monologue and they communicate by statements often rephrasing these several times in order to achieve their communication goal. In cross-cultural communications there is no right or wrong. The word is different . It is up to people to turn the differences into a nightmare or to make them a source of creative energy and synergy development.
Flexibility is key and people with flexible mental models are the most successful.
Respect and tolerance is needed to find creative ways of working together.