According to her, Biden's message in his speech to Congress "leaves an ambiguous impression."
“Unfortunately, the current administration’s words are at odds with deeds and the traditional speech before lawmakers, for all its declarativeness, only confirms that so far Washington is not ready to abandon unpromising attempts at forceful pressure and baseless accusations against our country of some malicious activity,” she said. Zakharova during a briefing.
If the American side is really inclined to dialogue, then “it's high time to put aside the confrontational rhetoric” and take steps to correct the “abnormal state” in which “bilateral relations are now through the fault of the United States,” the diplomat added.
Earlier, Biden, during a speech in Congress, said that the United States does not seek to escalate relations with Russia, but promises consequences for Moscow's actions.
As the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted, hostile steps by Washington towards Moscow make it difficult to analyze the situation for Russian leader Vladimir Putin to make a decision on a summit with the American leader.