The confrontation of Russia and the United States reached the bottom. Such an assessment was shared by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with the program “Big Game” on the first channel.
At the same time, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed the hope that the risks associated with the injection of tension in bilateral relations will be seen in Washington. “I still think that prudence prevails,” Lavrov shared.
On March 17, US President Joe Biden stated that he wants to call on the Russian state to answer the alleged interference in American elections. He spoke about a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and added that he would pay, if he would be guilty. In the same conversation, Biden made a sharp statement to the Russian leader. Putin answered this by the phrase “who as calls for, he is called.” According to him, people always see their own qualities in another person.
Against the background of the crisis to Moscow, the Russian ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov arrived to consult. Speaking at the meeting of the Committee of the Council of International Affairs, the diplomat said that the relations of Russia and the United States are in the deepest crisis. According to him, Washington has no desire to fix it somehow.