The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the initiative of the American congressmen on the non-recognition of Vladimir Putin as the President of Russia as interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state.
“I honestly do not agree that this is some kind of unprecedented story. We have already seen this on the example of our parliamentary elections. They were also going to refuse to recognize them, ”Zakharova said on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel. – This is such an autumn intervention in the affairs of sovereign states. I thought they would last until spring, but, you see, they broke for some reason in November. “
Zakharova added that the Kremlin will “sort it out” with this issue, and advised the United States to tackle pressing internal problems.
Earlier, two congressmen – Democrat Stephen Cohen and Republican Joe Wilson submitted to the House of Representatives of the US Congress a draft resolution calling not to consider Vladimir Putin as President of Russia if he decides to run for a new term in 2024. Resolutions of the House of Representatives and the US Senate are only advisory in nature and are not legally binding.
Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian president, previously called the initiative “unacceptable.” “We consider this to be interference in our affairs, and we are convinced that only Russians can determine who and when should be president of the Russian Federation,” the Kremlin spokesman said.
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