Putin will not congratulate Biden on July 4
Kremlin cites 'unfriendly' actions towards Moscow as the reason for not extending felicitation on US Independence Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech in front of the monument "Fatherland, Valour, Honour" near the headquarters of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR), in Moscow, Russia June 30, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS
MOSCOW:
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not congratulate his US counterpart Joe Biden on Monday's US Independence Day because of Washington's "unfriendly" actions towards Moscow, the Kremlin said.
"Congratulations this year can hardly be considered appropriate," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call. "The United States' unfriendly policies are the reason."