Russia has blasted the “outrageous” remarks of US Vice President Kamala Harris when talking about President Vladimir Putin during a Howard Stern interview aired live on SiriusXM radio.
In the Tuesday show she called Putin a “murderous dictator”. If she’s elected the remarks are unlikely to ever be forgotten by the Russian side, making the possibility of improved diplomacy extremely difficult, and perhaps that’s the point.
The Russian Embassy in Washington has issued official statement Wednesday: “The recent unacceptable statements made by US Vice-President Kamala Harris towards Russian President Vladimir Putin are outrageous. However, we have to admit that such a boorish language has become a habit among the current so-called American statesmen,” it reads.
“It only shows the frustration and impotence of the ruling circles in Washington. Due to their inability to deal with the Russian Federation and inflicting ‘a strategic defeat,’ their speech apparatus channels anger and offensive rhetoric,” the embassy continued.
“The US authorities should come to terms with the fact that Russia is pursuing a policy based on its national interests. Such US escapades insult the entire Russian people, who demonstrate unwavering unity around the leader of our country,” the statement underscored.
