“Everything fell into place.
Finally, the US leadership has openly said what it wants: Washington wants a loyal Russian president controlled by him.
The United States is not happy that under President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Federation has become strong and independent,” Volodin wrote on Telegram.
Such actions by the US authorities are hostile to Russia, he said.
“In the understanding of the citizens of our country, these sanctions are not against Putin, but against the choice of the people of the Russian Federation,” Volodin concluded.
Earlier, Biden said that he did not exclude the imposition of sanctions against Putin personally in the event of an escalation around Ukraine.
Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the idea of possible US sanctions against Vladimir Putin is comparable to the initiative to break off relations.