Deputy Secretary of State Nuland called Russia a country that does not suit the United States. “This is not the Russia we, frankly, wanted,” she said.
Washington would like a Western-oriented, European partner, but this is not what the Russian leadership has come to. Earlier, United States President Joe Biden said that the U.S. was introducing more than 500 anti-Russian sanctions. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev noted that the new sanctions are directed not only against the authorities or business, but also against the entire population of Russia.