The coming to the presidency of the Democratic candidate Joe Biden will trigger an increase in anti-Russian rhetoric with an emphasis on personal sanctions. This opinion was shared by the head of the Federation Council commission for the protection of state sovereignty, Andrei Klimov.
“The Democrats once initiated a law to contain Russia,” RIA Novosti quoted him on November 8. According to the senator, under Biden, “the true democratic values of the United States” will be more actively promoted.
Klimov noted that the United States is interested in extending the Treaty on the Reduction of Offensive Arms (START) under Biden, but will try to present it as its own initiative.
He recalled that the people behind the politician at one time agreed to conclude a number of treaties in the field of arms control. “They understand that the elimination of arms control agreements is dangerous for the United States. They are very serious professionals, ”he stressed.
On November 7, American media outlets, including Fox News, the Assosiated Press, CNN and NBC, reported based on their predictions that Biden was gaining the necessary electoral votes and became President-elect of the United States. The politician has already announced his triumph. The incumbent President of the United States, Donald Trump, intends to challenge the voting results in a number of states in court.
Many world leaders have already sent their congratulations to Biden. Among them are the heads of European states, Canada, Australia, as well as the presidents of Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Egypt and Argentina.