Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred to the United States as an “enemy” while speaking to reporters on Tuesday, in an apparent hardening of rhetoric between the two countries.
It remains unclear if the use of the word signals an official policy change, as the spokesman had previously argued that only President Vladimir Putin can make such decisions.
Washington’s refusal to allow former US marine, UN weapons inspector and RT contributor Scott Ritter to travel to St. Petersburg was “the latest manifestation of the rabid campaign to prevent US citizens from interacting with the Russian Federation” – which would only be “understandable” if it was somehow related to his former intelligence status, Peskov told journalists on Tuesday.
“We are now an enemy country for them – much like they are for us,” Peskov said, while acknowledging that restrictions applying to former intelligence officers, especially on travel "to a hostile country,” are common across the world.
The Kremlin previously called the United States and other Western countries that have supported and armed Ukraine and imposed sanctions on Moscow as “unfriendly states” or “opponents.”
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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin…the two greatest sources of disinformation on the planet.
Can you imagine a second Trump presidency with Trump cozying up to Putin week in and week out?
@Freedom762yrs2Y
What the h*ll are you even talking about? Trump, cozying up to Putin? Just because he wants to end the war in Ukraine? Don't be a moron.
It's not disinformation...call it what it is: warfare - but the kind where the invasion can be denied. China, Russia, and yes- Trump - know that the truth doesn't matter. With more people relying on unconventional sources for information, it's time that the credible sources - like the NYT - reinvent themselves to attract that audience.
I was never the "Red Scare" type, but seriously, is there nothing that Putin's Russia won't try to destabilize in its effort to be nothing but a chaos agent?
Imagine if such effort were put into uplifting that country's own people, who by all indicators aren't doing very well on average (and before anyone rebuts: yes, even in comparison to the USA's population).
@PorcupineBennyDemocrat2yrs2Y
Putin and his regime are bullies. Let them sit in the corner for a while. They deserve it. They are behaving like upset toddlers with their temper tantrums.
Why does Putin get away with creating havoc all over the world? Russia needs a dose of criminal thuggery to come its way for a long time.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
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