Russia- US after Biden's statement to Putin, Moscow calls Ambassador for consultations

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatolia Antonov has been invited to Moscow for consultations to analyse what to do and move into the context of relations with the United States,”, the diplomat said.

As Zakharova stressed, Russia is interested in preventing the irreversible degradation of relations with the United States.

For us, the main thing is to determine what the way Russian-American ties are regulated, which are in a difficult position because of Washington has decided in recent years, essentially blocked. We are interested in preventing their irreversible degradation, if Americans understand this”, she said.

The statement comes days before the fulfillment of 100 days in office by US President Joe Biden.

Earlier, Beden said in an interview with ABC TV that the Russian leadership would have to pay the “award in connection with Moscow's efforts to intervene in American elections. The announcer asked about Beden's reaction to publishing the US National Intelligence Director's office report. She claims Russian authorities have sought to discredit Beden, as well as the Democratic Party, in which he is a member, during last year's election campaign in the country. According to Beden, Russian President “will pay the” price for these actions.

As Russian President Dmitry Peskov's press secretary, Dimitry Peskov, told reporters, the Kremlin considers claims that Russia is supposed to have intervened in the US presidential elections in 2020 unfounded and uninstructed. As the Kremlin spokesman noted, “regrets that such materials are used away from high quality. Very likely, they are an excuse to put on the agenda the issue of new sanctions against Russia”.

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