Russian Foreign Ministry summons US Ambassador in Moscow to say that Biden's words that Putin is a war criminal, are unacceptable

Monday, 21 March 2022


Update(10:23ET):  The past days have witnessed Russian officials lash out at Joe Biden over his most recent scathing comments directed at Vladimir Putin personally. This included a St. Patrick's Day address last Thursday wherein the US president blasted Putin and a "murderous dictator". He had stated global nations, especially in the West were "standing together against a murderous dictator, a pure thug who is waging an immoral war against the people of Ukraine." Prior to that, Biden had told a reporter that Putin is a "war criminal". 

 

On Monday Russia's foreign ministry summoned the US ambassador to issue a note of protest over Biden's latest comments, handing over a letter condemning the "unacceptable" remarks about Putin. Further US ambassador John J. Sullivan was informed that US-Russia ties are "on the verge of being severed" according to Reuters. Obviously they are already strained following both the invasion and US-led retaliatory sanctions and measures to severely isolate Russia, but a total severing of relations would likely see embassies shuttered and diplomats expelled.

 

Russian state media is also confirming it was in reaction to the prior "war criminal" and other statements about Putin: "The Russian Foreign Ministry handed a note of protest to the US ambassador on Monday over Joe Biden's comments about Vladimir Putin - remarks that, according to Moscow, put the relations between the Kremlin and the White House on the verge of being severed," according to Russian sources.

Meanwhile, after an alleged two instances where Russian forces said they launched a hypersonic missile into Ukraine...

 

U.S. CANNOT REFUTE OR INDEPENDENTLY CONFIRM RUSSIAN CLAIM THAT IT LAUNCHED A HYPERSONIC MISSILE AT UKRAINIAN TARGET - SENIOR U.S. DEFENSE OFFICIAL

 

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