https://www.rt.com/information/610871-biden-trump-lavrov-sanctions/Biden attempting to spoil the whole lot earlier than Trump arrives – Lavrov

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https://www.rt.com/information/610871-biden-trump-lavrov-sanctions/Biden attempting to spoil the whole lot earlier than Trump arrives – Lavrov

The Democrats all the time try to go away a large number for the subsequent US administration after they depart, the Russian FM has mentioned

The outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden is working exhausting to create issues for President-elect Donald Trump earlier than he arrives on the White Home, Russian Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov has mentioned.

Lavrov made the assertion throughout a press convention on Tuesday when requested concerning the sweeping new sanctions in opposition to the Russian power business, which Washington introduced final week.

The curbs goal two main petroleum producers – Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz – in addition to their subsidiaries, together with Naftna industrija Srbije (NIS), which handles deliveries of Russian oil to Serbia and neighboring European nations. Associated insurance coverage suppliers, in addition to greater than 30 oilfield service corporations and over 180 vessels used to ship Russian oil, have additionally been slapped with restrictions.

In line with the international minister, the transfer made by the Biden administration concurrently targets Serbia, Russia and Trump, who expressed a readiness to renew dialogue with Moscow in an effort to attempt to discover a diplomatic answer to the Ukraine battle.

“The Democrats have such a fashion in American politics to spoil the entire thing for the subsequent administration earlier than the tip of their mandate,” he mentioned.

Lavrov reminded that the identical factor had occurred earlier than Trump’s first time period when outgoing Democratic President Barack Obama “banished 120 [Russian] diplomats from the US and arrested 5 websites of [Russian] diplomatic property” simply three weeks earlier than his successor’s inauguration.

“This complete case didn’t assist Russian-American relations” again in 2017, he harassed.

Relating to the Biden administration, the minister advised that after not successful reelection “from the ethical standpoint, it’s best to simply wait earlier than the inauguration [of Trump on January 20]; it’s best to perceive that your individuals desire a totally different type of coverage.”

“No, they’re unwilling to take action. They wish to spoil the entire thing,” he harassed.


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