Vladimir Putin on December 23, 2020 in Moscow. – Mikhail Klimentyev / TASS / Sipa USA / SIPA
Nothing new under the sun ? Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he would not expect any change in relations with the United States with the assumption of the American presidency by Joe Biden in January, amid heightened bilateral tensions.
“I think it will be as usual”
“Regarding the issue of change at the head of the United States and that it may become more difficult for us, I do not believe it, I believe that it will be as usual”, he declared during a meeting with Russian officials, calling for continued development of Russia’s economic and military capabilities to deal with “difficulties and threats”.