Chinanews, April 29, according to comprehensive foreign media reports, in recent times, the diplomatic conflict between Russia and the United States has intensified.
To ease the differences, the two sides have expressed their willingness to hold summit talks, but the date of the talks has not yet been determined.
And at this juncture, what impact will the two sides have on the bilateral relationship that is already deteriorating once again?
Data map: Russian President Putin.
According to reports, on the 28th local time, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said that Russian President Putin and US President Biden may meet in the summer, but the time and location have not yet been determined.
It was previously reported that Biden and Putin had a telephone conversation on April 13, after which the White House announced that the two would hold a summit in a third country in the next few months.
The summit schedule is too late to be determined, but the "war of words" between the two sides has started again.
Data map: US President Biden.
On the 27th local time, U.S. Secretary of State Blincoln stated that although the U.S. believes that the open dialogue between the two sides is beneficial to bilateral relations, the U.S. will respond to this if Russia continues to "adopt aggressive" behavior.
A day later, Brinken also "beat" Turkey by the way, demanding that the Turkish side can no longer buy Russian-made weapons, and threatened that the United States would impose more sanctions on military transactions between Russia and Turkey.
At the same time, Russia's wording is also very strong.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov stated on the 28th local time that, due to a lack of mutual respect, the current relationship between Russia and the United States is worse than during the Cold War.
Lavrov further explained that, "Although dangerous situations often occurred during the Cold War, (both sides) have received mutual respect."
Data map: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Xiujun
Lavrov also emphasized that Russia is drawing up a list of "unfriendly" countries, which will be announced soon.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova stated that the United States would be included in this list.
In addition, Russia also fought back against the "diplomatic war" launched by the US on the 28th local time, deciding to expel 3 diplomats from Slovakia and 4 diplomats from Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia.
This round of "diplomatic warfare" began with the United States announced sanctions on Russia and expelled 10 Russian diplomats on April 15. Subsequently, the four countries mentioned above, the Czech Republic, Poland and other countries all announced the expulsion of Russian diplomats.
With the uncertainty of US-Russian relations, the diplomatic conflict between Russia and the US and its so-called "allies" may be difficult to cool down in a short period of time.