Kinshasa, August 22, 2021 (ACP) .- The new US sanctions against Russia have shown that the Biden administration “lacks political will and is unwilling” to build Moscow-Washington relations on the basis of partnership, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. international media reported on Sunday.
Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the comments in a statement after the United States on Friday announced new sanctions against Russian persons and entities over the alleged poisoning of Alexei Navalny, critic of the Russian Federation. Kremlin and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
Ms. Zakharova said these “hostile actions” are contrary to the spirit of the Geneva summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden in June.
The new sanctions “under far-fetched pretexts” were announced in the context of the “biggest US foreign policy failure in Afghanistan,” she noted.
“There is no point in putting pressure on Russia and our response, as always, will be harsh and adequate,” Zakharova said. Joe Biden defends the management of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and believes that the credibility of the United States is not in question .ACP/CL/KJI
