The Russians will be held accountable for their actions, said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki. At the same time, she noted that the United States and the Russian Federation are capable of cooperating on issues of mutual interest.
The administration of US President Joe Biden intends to act straightforwardly in relations with the Russian Federation, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at a March 17 briefing. “GORDON”.
She was asked to comment on the call to Moscow of the Russian ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov. Psaki replied that the White House had seen these messages.
“Our administration will have a different approach to relations with Russia than the previous administration. We will be straightforward and we will act directly in areas where we have concerns … Russians will be held accountable for their actions,” said Psaki …
At the same time, the White House believes that Moscow and Washington are capable of cooperating on issues of mutual interest. As an example, Psaki named a five-year extension of the agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation. on the reduction of nuclear weapons.
In an interview ABC News, published March 17, Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a murderer and announced that he would pay for meddling in the American elections.
The talk about Putin came during the discussion of the report of the American special services published the day before, from which it follows that the Russian Federation interfered in the presidential elections in the United States. Intelligence reports Russia campaigned to discredit Biden and it was personally sanctioned by Putin.
According to Biden, during a conversation with Putin in late January, he warned the head of the Kremlin about possible responsibility. The US President noted that he knows Putin “quite well” and at the beginning of the conversation told him: “I know you, and you know me. If I find out that this was happening, be prepared.”
On the day of publication of Biden’s interview, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the ambassador from Washington Antonov for consultation. The Russian Foreign Ministry explained that consultations with the ambassador are needed in order to analyze “what to do and where to move” in the context of relations between Russia and the United States.
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