The US, however, did inform Russia about the American president’s impending visit to Kiev, the Federal Security Service has said
Moscow offered no security guarantees to US President Joe Biden during his surprise visit to Kiev on Monday, the head of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, told journalists on Tuesday. Washington did tell Moscow about the visit, though, he added.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had earlier spoken about “safety guarantees” for the US leader from Russia as he commented on the visit. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan also told reporters on Monday that Washington had informed Russia about the visit in advance for “deconfliction purposes.” He did not provide any details about the Russian response.
“The US did inform Russia about Biden’s visit to Kiev through diplomatic means,” Bortnikov said in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual address to the…
