The journalist asked Biden about Russia’s interference in the US presidential elections, as well as about the recent cyberattacks in which the US blames the Russian Federation.
According to Biden, Putin knows he will act in the same way as the last time something like this happened.
“We made it clear that we were not going to let this continue any longer. We eventually recalled the ambassadors, we closed some of their facilities in the US, and so on,” Biden said.
He stressed that Putin is aware of the consequences.
“One of the consequences, as I suppose – and this is important for him and other world leaders, is that his authority in the whole world is falling. Imagine how you would look at the United States if we directly interfered in elections in other countries and everyone knew about it This lowers the position of a country that is desperately trying to maintain its position as a major world power, so it’s not just what I’m doing, but the actions of other countries, in this case Russia, that are contrary to international norms. fee. They cannot dictate what should happen in the world. There are other important states, the United States is one of them, “he said.
June 16 in Geneva, Biden and Putin held the first meeting since Biden took office as president.
The White House said that the Biden-Putin summit – not a gift to Russia and that the president of the United States does not intend to make concessions the head of the Kremlin. Putin noted that does not expect “anything breakthrough” from meeting Biden.
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