Former US Vice President and Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden, in an interview with NBC, promised Russia "consequences" for alleged "interference" in the American elections.

“I would say to Vladimir Putin the following: if I am elected, I will not leave it that way.

Because we are talking about a violation of our sovereignty.

I stated this with all clarity earlier, and I declare it now, "the politician emphasized, answering the question of what he would say to Putin on the topic of" Russian interference in the elections, carried out in order to harm "Biden and" create an atmosphere of chaos. "

He also recalled that during his participation in the work of the transatlantic commission, "which was established in connection with the elections in Europe," he promised not to put up with any "outside interference."

“I made this commitment, my colleagues did too, but the current president refuses to do it.

Refuses to make this commitment.

He would prefer that Vladimir Putin continue to follow his course.

I promise there will be consequences.

In the event of my victory, there will be consequences - the consequences of interference in our sovereign affairs, ”Biden stressed.

The ex-vice president made similar threats against Russia in July as well.

Then, in his written statement published on the Medium platform, it was said that Russia allegedly "did not abandon its attempts to interfere in the democratic processes" of the United States.

Despite Trump's "inaction", Biden said, the enemies of the United States should not feel unpunished.

“That is why today I warn the Kremlin and other foreign governments: if I am elected president, I will regard foreign interference in our elections as a hostile act that will significantly affect the relationship between the United States and the authorities of the country committing such interference,” US presidents.

The statement also clarifies that the "consequences" of attempts to influence the outcome of the vote in the United States could be "sanctions against the financial sector, freezing of assets, responses in cyberspace and exposure of illegal actions."

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Anti-Russian trend

Recall that last week, FBI Director Christopher Ray, during a speech in the House of Representatives, said about "very active" attempts by Russia to influence the US elections in 2020.

At the same time, Ray acknowledged that no cyberattacks by Russia on the infrastructure related to voting were recorded.

According to the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the main goal of the Russian side is to "blacken" Biden.

At the same time, earlier, in early September, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint statement, which noted that no cyber attacks on the electronic infrastructure of the elections in the United States had been identified.

It was also pointed out that “preliminary unverified statements” of outside influence on the vote should be viewed “with a healthy dose of skepticism”.

It is worth noting that this statement was made public after several Democratic politicians at once issued a series of accusations against Russia of "interfering" in the current presidential campaign.

In addition to Biden, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said this at the Atlantic Council video seminar *.

According to her, Moscow is allegedly "once again trying to support Donald Trump and help him to be re-elected."

The director of the US National Center for Counterintelligence and Security, William Evanina, also accused Russia of "interference".

As he noted, the Russian side is making attempts to "denigrate" Biden, and "some subjects associated with the Kremlin" allegedly seek to improve Trump's position, using social networks and Russian television for this purpose.

In addition, in a joint statement by the speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and the head of the intelligence committee Adam Schiff, it is said that the Russian Federation is allegedly "actively taking a number of measures to undermine the presidential election and ensure the outcome that the Kremlin considers most in its interests."

Recall that the Russian side has repeatedly categorically denied accusations of alleged interference with voting in the United States.

As the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov said at the end of July, Moscow "has never interfered in electoral processes in any country in the world," including in the United States.

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"Curry favor with the establishment"

Meanwhile, Russia reacted to Biden's statements.

The chairman of the international committee of the Federation Council, Konstantin Kosachev, called this rhetoric a "duty" mantra.



“All this will continue under any US president, and any intervention, even if there was a desire and opportunity (and we have neither one nor that), loses all meaning.

It would be more profitable for us if the elections finally take place, because then, I hope, there will be fewer reasons for Washington politicians to "trample" on Russia.

And maybe there will be fewer different kinds of international incidents, all kinds of interventions, poisoning, cyber attacks, etc., ”Kosachev wrote on his Facebook page.

In his opinion, both Trump and Biden are now "laying straws" in case of defeat. "

“Biden decided to explicitly turn on the old 2016 record and blame outside interference for everything,” Kosachev explained.

Analysts adhere to a similar point of view.

In their view, Joe Biden is simply "echoing the established Democratic propaganda cliché."

“This topic has been peddled by representatives of the Democratic Party from 2016 to the present day in order to accuse Trump of being almost a Russian agent and becoming president thanks to this notorious Russian“ intervention, ”the head of the Institute's Center for Political-Military Research recalled in a conversation with RT. USA and Canada RAS Vladimir Batyuk.

By threatening Russia with "consequences" for the alleged interference, Biden wants to "curry favor with the liberal establishment," believes Konstantin Blokhin, a researcher at the Center for Security Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

“He is trying to show that he is avenging Clinton's defeat and Trump's victory.

In addition, he makes such statements in preparation for his own defeat, because he understands that the likelihood of Trump's success is high.

Therefore, already now he is trying to delegitimize the possible victory of the current head of the White House, claiming some kind of manipulation on the part of Russia, "the analyst said in an interview with RT.

At the same time, he believes that if Biden wins in the elections, the Democrats will still say that Russia intervened, but all attempts of this kind were prevented.

“They will declare that Russia was unable to influence the outcome of the elections.

After all, if they continue to report otherwise, it turns out that then Biden will be illegitimate as president, ”the expert said.

From his point of view, if Biden comes to power, Washington can increase foreign policy pressure on Moscow.

“There will be new sanctions, and psychological techniques, and the maintenance of the myth of the Russian threat within the United States.

In addition, the American side will try to somehow consolidate its allies on the basis of an anti-Russian policy.

The course aimed at opposing Moscow will prevail, ”Blokhin predicts.

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"Vulnerable to Fraud"

It is worth noting that the current US President Donald Trump, in turn, believes that the greatest danger for the elections comes precisely from the Democrats, who, in his opinion, will resort to fraud during the voting. 

“We will lose the elections only if they (the Democrats. -

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) cheat.

We cannot allow them to do this - our country is at stake.

After all, these people will destroy it, and we cannot allow this to happen.

This is a scam.

They know it, the media know it, but they don't want to cover it.

They know perfectly well what will happen.

And me too.

And the Democrats know better than all of us what will happen.

But we cannot allow that - if you see anything, you have to report it, ”Trump said.

Analysts, for their part, state that the voting system in the United States is "really poorly protected and vulnerable to fraud, including by the Democratic Party."

“As the election approaches, Democrats will be even more violent in various ways to discredit Trump.

And the final stage of this whole campaign may be electoral fraud.

The voting system in the United States is already opaque and archaic, and if the elections are also held mainly by mail, the likelihood of violations will greatly increase, "- said Konstantin Blokhin.

According to Vladimir Batyuk's forecast, now that the election campaign has reached the home stretch, "the democrats will not change their themes and tools."

“They have been tested enough during this time and worked out by the propaganda machine of the Democratic Party.

And falsifications are no exception here, ”the analyst says.

* "Atlantic Council" (Atlantic Council of the United States) - an organization whose activities are recognized as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation by the decision of the Prosecutor General's Office of 25.07.2019