Blinken Warns Putin Ahead of US-Russia Summit ‘Aggressive, Reckless Actions’ Will Not Be Tolerated
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says President Joe Biden will reveal to Russian President Vladimir Putin what he can expect if “aggressive, reckless actions” toward the United States continue. During an “Axios on…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says President Joe Biden will reveal to Russian President Vladimir Putin what he can expect if “aggressive, reckless actions” toward the United States continue.
During an “Axios on HBO” interview, Blinken said Biden is meeting Putin “not in spite of” the cyberattacks that have affected the meat and gas supplies in the United States, but “because of them.”
According to Blinken, Biden will tell Putin “directly and clearly what he can expect from the United States if aggressive, reckless actions toward us continue.”
He also told Axios the United States “would prefer a more stable relationship” with Russia.
Blinken continued, “I can’t tell you whether I’m optimistic or not about the results. I don’t think we’re going to know after one meeting, but we’ll have some indications … We’re prepared either way.”
The secretary of state also touched on the investigation behind the origins of COVID-19.