Zakharova called the resolution of the US congressmen on the “non-recognition of Putin” as an “interference” Russian President Vladimir Putin as head of state in case he decides to run for this position in 2024. She announced this on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel, RIA Novosti reports.
Zakharova noted that the draft resolution presented by the Americans is not just interference in the affairs of a sovereign state, but such an “autumn intervention”. According to the representative of the Foreign Ministry, she, frankly, thought that Washington would hold out at least until spring with new initiatives of this kind, but for some reason in the United States they failed. “Maybe the autumn is warm, I don’t know,” the diplomat added.
In addition, she stressed that the US representatives are clearly out of touch with reality and every year this is becoming more noticeable. Zakharova explained that there are things that are integral parts of foreign policy or internal political process, and there are those that are associated with bilateral relations or ideology. Nevertheless, what the Americans are doing is generally in isolation from everything, the diplomat noted.
At the same time, the representative of the Foreign Ministry said that it would be necessary to sort out the proposal of the American congressmen not to recognize Putin as the head of state if he runs for office in 2024.
Because, it seems to me, they really played a lot
Maria ZakharovaOfficial Representative of the RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On November 19, it became known that US Congressmen Cohen and Wilson submitted to the House of Representatives a resolution not to recognize the presidential elections in Russia in 2024 if Putin takes part in them. It is noted that if this document is adopted, it will be advisory in nature.
Mirror answer
Zakharova also assessed the possibility of Moscow not recognizing the US elections in the future. The diplomat noted that Russia has “absolutely clear criteria” for assessing electoral processes in other countries. At the same time, she stressed that this is an internal affair of the state. According to her, Moscow, when assessing the elections, proceeds from facts and reality, and is also guided by certain criteria. Zakharova added that Russia is sending its observers as part of international missions to elections in other states.
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“And inventing such schemes is not our approach,” Zakharova noted, commenting on the draft resolution of the US Congressmen.
In addition, Zakharova reminded the Americans about the problem of freedom of speech in the country. She noted that “these very democratic values”, which were erected on the Olympus of American politics, collapsed from there. She explained that this can be judged by the recent verdicts of those who took to the streets and protested after the election results, which were held recently.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman also recommended that the United States tackle its pressing domestic problems. She said that Washington initiated a number of conflicts in the international arena with its aggressive intervention and aggression. “This is what is now called the flow of migrants, the flow of people, the problem of refugees. By the way, they have it on the borders too, ”she stressed.
Outside
The Kremlin also commented on the draft resolution of the American congressmen. The official representative of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that this document does not fit into the framework of modern international relations. According to Peskov, the initiative of the parliamentarians demonstrates to the whole world that the United States is officially interfering in the internal affairs of other states. At the same time, Washington considers such resolutions to be unacceptable in Moscow.
At the same time, Alexandra Filippenko, senior researcher at the Institute for the United States and Canada, Americanist, noted an interesting detail in the American initiative. She stressed that this project is an attempt to attract the attention of its own voters. “The fact that this initiative was introduced by a Democrat and a Republican is even more interesting. Given the current polarization of American parties, such a split, when Democrats go to the left and Republicans go to the right, such cross-party proposals all the more look like a somewhat publicity stunt, which shows that Democrats and Republicans can find common ground, “said the specialist. >