Russian President Vladimir Putin said the relations between the United States and Russia are “in a deep crisis,” while Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that Moscow is now in a “hot conflict” with Washington.
Putin made his remarks while addressing new U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy on Wednesday. Tracy was among 17 ambassadors who presented their diplomatic credentials to Putin at a televised ceremony in the Kremlin.
U.S. support for a revolution in Ukraine in 2014 ultimately led to the current situation where Russia and Ukraine are in conflict, Putin said.
“Dear Madam Ambassador, I know that you may not agree with my opinion but I must say today that the use by the United States of such tools as support of the so-called color revolutions, support of the coup of Kyiv in 2014, ultimately led to the current Ukrainian crisis and additionally made a negative contribution to the degradation of Russia-U.S. relations,” Putin said….