Russia warns bilateral relations with the US on the brink of collapse

According to RT (Russia), on March 21, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned US Ambassador John Sullivan to hand over a note protesting President Joe Biden’s use of harsh words to criticize leader Putin for the war. Russian military service in Ukraine.

The Russian Foreign Ministry considers such statements unacceptable and emphasizes that the comments of the head of the White House have put Russia-US relations “on the verge of collapse”. At the same time, the agency also warned that hostile acts against Russia will be met with a decisive and resolute response.

In addition, the Russian Foreign Ministry also called on the United States to ensure normal working conditions for its diplomatic missions in Washington, including maintaining the operation of Russian diplomatic missions. .

Responding to Russia’s warnings, the same day later, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price confirmed that the US and Russia would still maintain open communication channels.

“We believe that maintaining channels of communication with Russia is very important. Open dialogue is important, especially in times of tension and conflict. We have sought to maintain a diplomatic presence in Moscow, and Russia can also continue to maintain a diplomatic presence in the United States,” Price told reporters at the State Department’s regular press briefing in Washington.

In late February, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine after seven years of stalemate over Ukraine’s failure to comply with the terms of the Minsk peace agreement. Russia has also recognized the independence of the two self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk in the Donbass region.

Russia has demanded that Ukraine officially declare itself neutral and will never join the US-led NATO military alliance. For its part, Kiev insists that the Russian attack was completely unprovoked.