An end of the era in relations between Moscow and Washington, when both parties were interested in normalizing relations. This opinion on the air of the MSNBC channel shared a former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFall.
McFall called the decision of the Foreign Ministry to invite his ambassador to the United States to consult Moscow is quite a “dramatic” step. He recalled that this happened only a few times for the history of US-Soviet and American-Russian relations. However, according to the former diplomat, in essence, in relations between the two countries, nothing will change.
Do you know what? President [USA] Biden does not want to improve relations with Russia. And you know what – President [Russia Vladimir] Putin does not want to improve relations with the United States, – McFall emphasized. – I do not think that in the Kremlin or The White House wants to “reboot” relationships or are looking for a way to normalize them. This era approached the end. “
On March 17, Biden in an interview with ABC NEWS TV channel stated that he wants to urge the Russian state to answer the alleged interference in the US elections. He spoke about a conversation with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin and added that he would “pay”, if it is guilty. In the same conversation, Biden made a sharp statement to the Russian president.
Commenting on the words of the American leader, Putin said that I would like to spend an open conversation with a biden. The Russian president explained that he could discuss strategic stability with its American counterpart, coronavirus pandemic and regional conflicts. Putin added that at this weekend it is going to in Taiga, so it is ready to negotiate with the American leader either on Friday, March 19, or after his trip.