The Russian Federation has issued a stern warning to President Joe Biden ahead of his meeting with Vladimir Putin this month.
Per CNBC News, Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted by the RIA news agency saying that his country would be taking diplomatic measures against the United States in the near future.
According to CNBC, Ryabkov stated:
"The Americans must assume that a number of signals from Moscow […] will be uncomfortable for them, including in the coming days.."
Meanwhile, per CNBC, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that other Russian officials wish to question Biden on the recent increase in NATO and US forces stationed at the border between Russia and Ukraine, stating:
"The actions of our Western colleagues are destroying the world’s security system and force us to take adequate countermeasures.
"Around 20 military formations and units will be formed in the Western Military District by the end of the year."
In a statement made on Sunday, May 30, President Biden claimed in a Memorial Day press conference near Wilmington, Delaware, that he intended to pressure Putin on Russia's alleged human rights violations.
Take a look at Biden's Memorial Day speech in the video below:Per The Guardian, Biden stated: "I'm meeting with President Putin in a couple [of] weeks in Geneva, making it clear we will not stand by and let him abuse those rights [...] It’s time to remind everybody who we are."
This comes just a few weeks after the POTUS imposed a number of sanctions in response to the Russian interference in the 2020 election, an alleged cyberattack against the American government, and its occupation of Crimea.
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against 16 entities and 16 individuals who are alleged to have attempted to influence the 2020 presidential election in Donald Trump's favor.
It also expelled 10 officials from Russia's diplomatic mission in the United States.
On Thursday, the POTUS signed an economic executive order which prohibits American financial institutions from conducting transactions in the primary market for new ruble or non-ruble-denominated bonds issued after June 14.
In an official statement, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also commented on the new measures by stating: "The President signed this sweeping new authority to confront Russia’s continued and growing malign behavior."
She added: "[The] Treasury is leveraging this new authority to impose costs on the Russian government for its unacceptable conduct [...] by limiting Russia’s ability to finance its activities and targeting Russia's malicious and disruptive cyber capabilities."
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