US President Joe Biden confirmed that his country can cooperate with Russia on the Treaty on Strategic Offensive Disarmament, in conjunction with affirming Washington's concern about the issue of opposition Alexei Navalny.

Biden also expressed - in a press conference held on Monday evening - Washington's concern about the issue of electronic penetration and the Russian rewards for killing American soldiers in Afghanistan.

The US President said, "We can work in line with the interests of our country, such as concluding a new" START "treaty, while assuring Russia clearly that we are concerned about its actions; whether it is related to Navalny, or the issue of cyber-hacking, or reports about bonuses for the heads of Americans in Afghanistan ".

He added that he demanded a briefing on the Navalny case and the reports that Russia had allocated rewards for damaging American soldiers in Afghanistan, stressing that he would not hesitate "to raise these issues with the Russians."

Earlier Monday, White House spokeswoman Gene Psaki said Biden would keep all options on the table while looking at the response to Navalny's arrest by Russia's authorities, and called on Russian President Vladimir Putin for the "immediate release" of Navalny and his protesting supporters.

Facing Corona

As part of the efforts to combat the Corona virus, Biden expressed his optimism that the vaccine would be available in the United States "in a short time," and said that during the next three weeks, "we will reach the provision of between 1 and 1.5 million doses of the vaccine per day."

Biden hopes that the vaccine will become widely available during the coming spring, and by the summer the country is likely to move towards approaching herd immunity.

He added that he believes this is an unprecedented logistical challenge in US history, "but I think we can do it."

Biden - who took office last Wednesday - reiterated that his first goal is to vaccinate 100 million people during the first 100 days of his term.

He explained that after achieving this goal, the United States will go towards achieving a goal that far exceeds the goal we have set for the next 100 days, adding that he feels satisfied "about what we are heading towards, and I think we can accomplish that."

local Industries

On the other hand, Biden said he would focus on supporting domestic industries first, and that his administration mainly intends to boost competitiveness.

Biden announced the signing of an executive order to support "Made in America" ​​products, and indicated that the executive order would prevent US ministries from abandoning purchases of products manufactured in the United States.

The decision focuses on reducing the use of fuel-dependent cars in ministries and the use of electric cars manufactured in the United States.

Biden also said he would employ local manufacturing networks to support small enterprises and minority entrepreneurs.