The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned John Sullivan, U.S. Ambassador to Russia, and handed him a note over President Biden’s “unacceptable” comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin saying that ties between the countries are “on the verge of breaking.”
Driving the news: Russian officials were referring to Biden’s comments to reporters last week calling Putin a “war criminal” over Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
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Details: The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Biden’s comments were “unworthy of a statesman of such a high rank,” adding that any “hostile actions taken against Russia would receive a decisive and firm rebuff.”
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