Russian President Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation with his American counterpart Joe Biden discussed the history of relations between the Russian Federation and the United States. This was announced by the assistant to the Russian leader Yuri Ushakov, reports RIA News.
“Vladimir Vladimirovich also went through the history of relations between the United States, NATO and Russia, which ultimately led to the current crisis situation,” Ushakov said.
Putin recalled that during the Cold War, the USSR and the United States were “one hundred percent adversaries,” said the assistant to the head of state.
“And, for example, in the 1990s, we seemed to be friends. But even then, the United States and NATO were far from being constructive in relation to Russia,” Ushakov stressed. He added that it was then that the practical expansion of the scope of NATO’s activities began, new members were admitted, and the alliance approached the borders of Russia.
Earlier it became known that Putin and Biden discussed by phone the situation with the buildup of Russian troops around Ukraine. According to agency sources, the talks were initiated by Moscow.
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