State Duma deputy Ruslan Balbek commented on Friday, April 16, the words of White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who said that, according to US President Joe Biden, Russia was “outside the world community.”
“We are not isolated from the world and do not refuse communication and joint business with other countries. We do not have a normal dialogue with Western elites solely because of their unwillingness to talk on equal terms, “the parliamentarian emphasized in an interview with RT.
At the same time, he noted that Russia and the United States “have something to talk about.”
“The relationship between Russia and the United States, which has developed today, is unacceptable,” added Balbeck.
The deputy stressed that Russia prefers “a dialogue on the matter and the fulfillment of these promises.”
On the eve of Psaki said that the United States does not seek to escalate tensions with Russia, but wants “to impose responsibility on Russia for the actions of its government, which we consider unacceptable,” reports the Zvezda TV channel.
She also indicated that she could not predict the impact of US sanctions on Russia, but Washington believes it is necessary to respond to “unacceptable behavior.”
Earlier on April 15, Washington announced the introduction of another package of sanctions against Russia, which was accused of “interference” in the 2020 elections, cyber attacks and the situation with Crimea.
The measures affected 32 individuals and legal entities.
The measures limited the US financial institutions in the acquisition of Russian government bonds after June 14. Washington also announced that it was expelling 10 employees of the Russian diplomatic mission from the country.
The United States, in particular, accused the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service of using a number of vulnerabilities for attacks in cyberspace. In this regard, six Russian companies were blacklisted in the United States.
It included companies from the technological sector of the Russian economy – Technopolis Era, JSC Pasit, Federal State Autonomous Scientific Institution Scientific Research Institute Specialized Computing Devices for Protection and Automation, LLC NeoBIT, JSC AST (AST, Advanced System Technologies), JSC Positive Technologies.