Russian President Vladimir Putin wont congratulate his United States counterpart Joe Biden on his countrys Independence Day holiday, the Kremlin said Monday.This is because this year, the United States unfriendly political discourse towards Russia has reached its culmination point, Interfax quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying to reporters.Under this circumstance, sending such a congratulatory message is hardly appropriate, he added.The already tense relationship between the two states has worsened further since Russia invaded United States ally Ukraine in February, an act that sparked rounds of harsh sanctions on Moscow from Washington.In March, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the relationship between the Kremlin and the White House was on the verge of a breakup.
Ryabkov said that the only way to save it would be for the United States to halt the supply of weapons to Ukraine and, instead, project positive influence on Kyiv.The Kremlin hasnt sent a message of congratulations to an American leader on Independence Day since 2020, during Donald Trumps presidency.