(Moscow) Russia on Monday summoned the US ambassador and accused President Joe Biden of driving relations between Washington and Moscow “to the brink of rupture” through his “unworthy” statements aimed at Vladimir Putin.
Posted at 11:15 a.m.
The statements of Mr. Biden, who notably called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for his offensive in Ukraine, “are unworthy of a high-ranking statesman”, estimated the Russian Ministry of Affairs. in a press release published after the summons of the American representative.
The ministry said it told US Ambassador John Sullivan that such remarks “bring Russian-US relations to the brink”.
He also claimed to have warned him that “hostile actions against Russia will be firmly and resolutely repelled”, adding that the question of the functioning of the respective diplomatic missions had been discussed, in the context of sanctions and several waves of expulsions. crossed.
Joe Biden first called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” last week.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denounced “unacceptable and unforgivable” rhetoric.