In the United States stated that they did not want escalation of tensions in Russian-American relations, but they prepared to introduce sanctions against Russia. This was stated on a telephone briefing for journalists a representative of the American Administration of High Rank, his TASS quotes.
According to him, the United States will make Russia pay for “unacceptable actions.”
“I will say, take a step backwards that with the first conversation [Bayden] with President [Russia, Vladimir] Putin, from the very beginning of our stay in power our approach was consistent. We will not shy away from making Russia to pay for those Actions that we consider moving all boundaries unacceptable from the point of view of the responsible state, “said the source.
An American official clarified that in recent weeks it was visible a “series of steps” by the current administration. How the events will continue to develop, dependent on direct negotiations with the Government of Russia, “including from potential person negotiations between the two presidents,” he concluded.