They are concerned about image, public relations and self-promotion, Zakharova said on the air of the Rossiya 1 television channel. According to her, Washington is well aware of what interests Americans: what the administration of President Joe Biden has done in the field of bilateral relations and the problems that it itself has created.
The United States sees what is happening and that Russia’s response to Washington’s thoughtless actions is not long in coming. “Blinken needs to show people something, and he has nothing to show except to catch Sergei Lavrov in the halls,” explained the Russian Foreign Ministry representative.
The diplomat accused the Secretary of State of using unprofessional methods, the purpose of which is to close the gap in US diplomacy.
It was previously reported that Blinken requested contact with Lavrov on the fly, on the sidelines of the G20 ministerial summit, but there were no negotiations. The brief meeting of diplomats lasted 10 minutes. According to Blinken, he suggested that Moscow return to the implementation of the START Treaty, raised the issue of American Paul Whelan accused of espionage, and also demanded that the special operation be stopped and diplomatic dialogue started.
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry confidently replied to all the statements of the State Secretary.
