Ushakov: Putin discussed with Biden the history of relations between the US and Russia

“(Putin. -

) went through the history of relations between the United States, NATO and Russia,” Ushakov said.

The Russian president also recalled that during the Cold War, the USSR and the United States were "one hundred percent adversaries", and in the 1990s they were "seemingly friends."

“But even then, the United States and NATO pursued a far from constructive line towards Russia,” the assistant to the head of state noted.

Ushakov stressed that it was then that the expansion of the area of ​​activity of the North Atlantic Alliance began and the alliance approached the Russian borders.

Earlier, Biden and Putin ended a telephone conversation.

The Kremlin called a balanced and businesslike conversation between Putin and Biden.

The US administration said that they consider the earlier telephone conversation between the leaders of the two states to be professional and meaningful.