Russia signals ‘uncomfortable’ run-up to Biden-Putin summit

Published May 31, 2021 12:00am ET



Russian President Vladimir Putin’s team won’t be trying to set a positive atmosphere in the weeks leading up to his summit with President Joe Biden, according to a senior Russian diplomat.

“The Americans should proceed from the premise that a number of signals from Moscow … are going to be uncomfortable for them, including in the coming days,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told reporters, per state media.

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