Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, who was summoned to Moscow for consultations after White House head Joe Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a murderer, does not know how long he will spend in Russia.
Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov summoned from the United States said that a lot of work in various departments lies ahead in Moscow. On March 21, wrote about it “RIA Novosti”.
Antonov was summoned for consultations after the statement by US President Joe Biden that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a murderer.
According to him, Russia plans to analyze the state of Russian-American relations. Antonov noted that the Russian side is interested in the development of Russian-American relations “to the same degree as their American colleagues.”
The ambassador said that “we just need to decide now.”
Antonov could not answer the question of how long he would spend in Russia.
In an interview with ABC News published on March 17, President Biden called Putin a murderer and announced that he would pay for meddling in the American elections.
On the day of publication of Biden’s interview, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the ambassador RF for consultations to Moscow. 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.
Washington decided not to recall the US ambassador to Russia John Sullivan for consultation. Jen Psaki White House Press Secretary expressed the hope that the United States and Russia will be able to keep the relationship.
March 18 Putin responded to Biden’s words… He wished his American colleague good health and added: “Whoever calls his names, he himself is called that.”
According to US intelligence, Russia campaigned to discredit Biden during the 2020 elections and it was personally sanctioned by Putin.
According to Biden, during a conversation with Putin at the end of 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.”
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