[Global Network Reporter Chen Zhuo] According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 22nd, following the Russian Foreign Ministry's criticism on Monday (21st) of US President Biden's remarks that Russian President Vladimir Putin was a "war criminal", Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Riyadh Bukov emphasized on Tuesday (22nd) that the relationship between Russia and the United States is already on the "verge of rupture", and whether it will "break off" depends on the choice of the United States.

  According to the report, Ryabkov mentioned that Russia submitted a diplomatic note to the US ambassador to Russia Sullivan on the 21st.

It protested Biden's remarks about Putin, and emphasized that the ongoing events have put the diplomatic relationship between the two countries in jeopardy.

Ryabkov said that whether Russia-U.S. bilateral relations will "sever" depends on the choice of the United States.

  The report said that when a reporter asked what the United States could do about it, he replied that the United States must stop escalating tensions, stop providing weapons to Kyiv, whether verbally or in action, and stop threatening Russia.

  Ryabkov said that only if the United States exerts a positive influence on Kyiv can the relations between Russia and the United States resume normalization.

He also reiterated that the US sanctions against Russia will not affect Russia's determination to complete the special military operation in Ukraine and protect the Donbass, and said that Russia is determined to adjust the various sanctions imposed on it from Europe and the United States.

  On the 21st local time, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that it summoned the US ambassador to Russia Sullivan, and submitted a protest note to the US ambassador in protest of US President Biden's recent unacceptable remarks against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  The Russian Foreign Ministry said such remarks by the U.S. president are inconsistent with the status of such a high-level politician and put U.S.-Russian relations on the verge of rupture.

Russia warned the U.S. that hostile actions against Russia would be met with firm and resolute counterattacks.