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Putin will not congratulate Biden on July 4, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not congratulate his US counterpart Joe Biden on Monday's US Independence Day because of Washington's "unfriendly" actions towards Moscow, the Kremlin said.
Published : 4 July 2022, 10:03 AM
Updated : 4 July 2022, 10:03 AM
"Congratulations this year can hardly be considered appropriate," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call. "The United States' unfriendly policies are the reason."
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