The United States will not send a representative to the so-called inauguration of Russian ruler Vladimir Putin on 7 May. Source: US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller at a briefing on May 6, European Pravda reports Details: When asked whether the United States would send a representative of the embassy to Putin's so-called inauguration, given that the ambassador is currently outside Moscow, Miller replied: "No, we will not have a representative at his inauguration". "We certainly did not consider those elections (in Russia – ed.) as free and fair, but he is the president of Russia and he is gonna continue in that capacity," the State Department spokesman explained. |