Washington, Mar 20 (Sputnik) :The Russian Embassy in the United States has received many letters from the US citizens who apologized for President Joe Biden’s recent remarks, Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said.
Earlier this week, in his interview with ABC News, Biden said Putin would have to “pay a price” for alleged interference in the 2020 US presidential election. The US leader was also asked if he considers the Russian president a “killer” and he agreed. On Thursday, Putin invited the US president to hold live talks on Friday or upcoming Monday, but the White House responded by saying that the presidents had already talked in past.
“I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the citizens of the United States who have sent to the Embassy letters in support of the development of friendly relations between Russia and the United States. Many people expressed their disagreement and apologized for the ill-considered statements about the Russian Federation made recently from Washington,” Antonov said in a statement, as quoted by the Embassy’s Facebook page.
“I am deeply touched by the caring and active position of ordinary Americans who understand that dialogue between our countries should be based on mutual respect and equality. This approach of U.S. citizens indicates that a potential for normalizing ties between the peoples of Russia and the United States is still there. I hope that the Administration will heed the voices of the voters and discontinue its course aimed at further devastation of the already excessively confrontational relations,” the diplomat added.(UNI)