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“Then their words will not correlate with actions,” he said, when asked what would happen if the US imposed more sanctions on Russia.
Peskov, as reported by Tass on Thursday (15/4/2021), then touched on a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden. Also read: Warming up, the US wants to impose sanctions and expel 10 Russian diplomats
According to Peskov, in the talks, Putin and Biden alluded to increasing tensions in Ukraine. “This issue has been touched on and Putin always provides an explanation of what happened there,” said Peskov.
It was previously reported that the US plans to impose sanctions on dozens of Russian officials and 20 entities. Washington also wants to expel 10 Moscow diplomats. Also read: The situation in Ukraine heats up, Biden calls Putin to invite him to meet him
Biden government sources quoted by Bloomberg said the US move was in retaliation for alleged attempts to interfere with the US election and the SolarWinds hack.
One of the sources, who declined to be identified because the matter was sensitive, said 12 Russian government and intelligence officials would be subject to sanctions. In addition, 20 entities will also receive a similar action. In fact, 10 Russian diplomats will be expelled from the US.
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