Rate the similarity of the following two sentences on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "no meaning overlap" and 5 is "means the same thing"?

the russian foreign ministry stated that russia has not suspended dialogue.
russian officials stated that russia will not reconsider the suspension.

OPT: A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4 F. 5
D.