Putin: Russia’s relationship with America is “in a deep crisis”

Ya think? Vladimir Putin held a press conference this week after receiving credentials from a new group of foreign ambassadors, including a new US envoy. He took that opportunity to complain about the current state of relations between Russia and America, describing the relationship as being in a state of “deep crisis.” He amazingly went on to blame the United States for his invasion of Ukraine, saying America’s previous support of “color revolutions” were the root cause of the war. He also spread the blame around a bit, accusing the European Union of having “a policy of confrontation” with Russia. All of this was probably intended for consumption by his own people on Russian state media, but the sheer audacity on display was fairly remarkable. (Bloomberg)Read More