Blinken did not condemn Putin's election victory

Blinken did not condemn Putin’s election victory The U.S. Secretary of State blocked a G7 statement condemning the Russian elections. The statement draft was prepared by Italy, which is presiding over the G7. The document referred to the Russian elections as a “farce.“ Meanwhile, the U.S. National Security Advisor Sullivan gave the text a positive review, but the State Department deemed the language inappropriate. This decision by the American side was motivated by a desire to prevent Moscow from having a pretext to interfere in the upcoming American elections in November. P.S. The Russians were so eager to interfere. InfoDefenseENGLISH InfoDefense Source: InfoDefenseENGLISH