Earlier this week, US authorities released an intelligence report accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to influence US presidential elections in November.
The report concluded that Putin had approved a Russian operation aimed at undermining Biden’s candidacy.
Joe Biden won the presidential election, joining the 46th President of the United States.
However, the report has weakened relations between the United States and Russia.
“A murderer”
A dangerous rivalry
After the report was published, President Biden cracked down on Putin.
In an interview with ABC News, Biden was asked if he thought Putin was a murderer – to which Biden replied “Mhm, I do.”
In the interview, Biden also said that he and Putin talked together before Biden was installed.
– We had a long conversation, he and I. The conversation began with me saying “I know you and you know me. “If I find out that this has happened, you should be prepared,” Biden told ABC News.
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Biden also said Putin would have to “pay a price” for what was revealed in the report.
– Not a joke
Biden’s “murder” statement has not gone down well with Putin.
“It takes one to know one,” Putin said on Russian television on Thursday BBC.
“Putin’s chef” wanted by the FBI
Putin also invited Biden to a video conference.
“I want to invite President Biden to continue our discussion,” Putin said, according to the channel, adding:
– It seems that it would be interesting for both us and the Americans, but also for many other countries.
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Putin also added that he hopes Biden “maintains good health.” according to CNN.
– I say this completely without any kind of irony, and it is not a joke, he added.
Unknown if Biden says yes
Biden’s spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Thursday that Biden still stands by her statement, but did not know if Biden would accept the invitation for a video meeting.
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“I have to get back to you if anything happens,” Psaki said.
She emphasized that “the two countries must try to find ways to work together”.
Biden himself has not responded to Putin’s recent statements.
– An attack on Russia
Nordmann is a star in a propaganda show
Several other Russian leaders have also reacted to Biden’s statement.
– Biden insults our citizens and our country with his statement, writes the leader of the lower house of Russia’s National Assembly, Vyacheslav Volodin, on Telegram.
“An attack on Putin is an attack on Russia,” he added.
Russian government spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to Biden’s statement as follows:
Warns USA: – Do not make stench
– There has been nothing like this in history.
He added that the statement “definitely would not improve relations” between Russia and the United States, and described the relationship between the two countries as “very bad”, according to CNN.
– Threatened by collapse
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In the wake of Biden’s statements, Russia has sent home its ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, for consultations.
– The purpose is to analyze what should be done and what direction we should take when it comes to relations with the United States, the Russian Foreign Ministry has stated according to NTB.
– Certain ill-considered statements from senior US officials mean that the already overly confrontational relationship is threatened by collapse, it says in a statement from the embassy according to NTB.
Rejects the accusations
Arouses attention: – Hysterical exaggeration
The report from the United States’ top intelligence chief also states that several foreign actors gathered information that could have been used to influence the outcome of the presidential election in November last year, but that this did not happen.
Former US President Donald Trump has claimed since election day last year that there was widespread electoral fraud during the US presidential election, but he has not provided evidence to that effect.
Russia denies all allegations in the report.
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