Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticised the administration of outgoing US President Joe Biden, accusing it of severely damaging relations between Russia and the United States. Lavrov gave the statement during an interview with a Russian journalist, which was shared on Telegram on Sunday (19 January), a day before US President-elect <a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/bidens-executive-action-will-ban-new-oil-and-gas-leasing-8598126">Donald Trump's inauguration</a>.
<h2>Leaving strained legacy for Trump and his team</h2>
&ldquo;The disservice is tremendous but the administration of Donald Trump seriously damaged as well, largely due to the fact in particular that (ex-president) of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/donald-trump-inauguration-melania-trump-white-house-transition-slams-obamas-of-withholding-information-8627989">US Barack&nbsp;Obama</a> left such legacy to Trump and his team.&nbsp;And the sanctions imposed by Obama three weeks before Trump&rsquo;s inauguration were simply dishonorable, unethical, with our diplomats expelled, five diplomatic property units stolen. Of course, they set our relations at a position of not the best start I would say. And now we see Biden&rsquo;s administration trying to do the same,&rdquo; Lavrov stated.
Lavrov also reacted to a recent comment by President Biden, who compared himself to Russian President Vladimir Putin while summing up his presidency. Biden stressed that during his visit to Kyiv, Putin wasn't there. Lavrov said, &ldquo;If a politician of such a scale as US President assesses his own term as a head of a powerful country on the basis of coup de theatre: "Well, I was in Kyiv, Putin wasn&rsquo;t there," one can probably make a conclusion about how serious his approach to fulfilling his duties is.&rdquo;
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<h2>Biden leaving &lsquo;scorched earth&rsquo; for incoming President Donald Trump</h2>
This is not the first instance of Russia accusing the Biden administration of straining ties with the Kremlin. The United States and the United Kingdom earlier this month announced new sanctions targeting Russia&rsquo;s energy sector, including major oil company Gazprom Neft.
In response, Moscow accused the Biden administration of leaving a &ldquo;scorched earth&rdquo; for incoming President Donald Trump, claiming that the new leader would struggle to reverse the sanctions without congressional approval. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov suggested that the Biden administration was intentionally creating obstacles for Trump by leaving behind &ldquo;as heavy a legacy as possible.&rdquo;
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The Russian Foreign Ministry described the sanctions as &ldquo;an attempt to inflict at least some damage to the Russian economy, even at the cost of the risk of destabilising world markets as the end approaches of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s inglorious tenure in power.&rdquo;
The ministry added, &ldquo;Of course, Washington&rsquo;s hostile actions will not be left without reaction.&rdquo;
(With inputs from agencies)

World: Moscow accused the Biden administration of leaving a “scorched earth” for incoming President Donald Trump, claiming that the new leader would struggle to reverse the sanctions without congressional approval.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticised the administration of outgoing US President Joe Biden, accusing it of severely damaging relations between Russia and the United States. Lavrov gave the statement during an interview with a Russian journalist, which was shared on Telegram on Sunday (19 January), a day before US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Leaving strained legacy for Trump and his team “The disservice is tremendous but the administration of Donald Trump seriously damaged as well, largely due to the fact in particular that (ex-president) of US Barack Obama left such legacy to Trump and his team. And the sanctions imposed by Obama three weeks before Trump’s inauguration were simply dishonorable, unethical, with our diplomats expelled, five diplomatic property units stolen. Of course, they set our relations at a position of not the best start I would say. And now we see Biden’s administration trying to do the same,” Lavrov stated. Lavrov also reacted to a recent comment by President Biden, who compared himself to Russian President Vladimir Putin while summing up his presidency. Biden stressed that during his visit to Kyiv, Putin wasn't there. Lavrov said, “If a politician of such a scale as US President assesses his own term as a head of a powerful country on the basis of coup de theatre: "Well, I was in Kyiv, Putin wasn’t there," one can probably make a conclusion about how serious his approach to fulfilling his duties is.” Also read: Direct access to Trump and JD Vance at private events twice costly for donors Biden leaving ‘scorched earth’ for incoming President Donald Trump This is not the first instance of Russia accusing the Biden administration of straining ties with the Kremlin. The United States and the United Kingdom earlier this month announced new sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector, including major oil company Gazprom Neft. In response, Moscow accused the Biden administration of leaving a “scorched earth” for incoming President Donald Trump, claiming that the new leader would struggle to reverse the sanctions without congressional approval. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov suggested that the Biden administration was intentionally creating obstacles for Trump by leaving behind “as heavy a legacy as possible.” Also read: Who are Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, & Doron Steinbrecher? First Israeli hostages set to be freed under Gaza ceasefire The Russian Foreign Ministry described the sanctions as “an attempt to inflict at least some damage to the Russian economy, even at the cost of the risk of destabilising world markets as the end approaches of President Joe Biden’s inglorious tenure in power.” The ministry added, “Of course, Washington’s hostile actions will not be left without reaction.” (With inputs from agencies)

'First Obama, then Biden': Russia accuses Democratic presidents of sabotaging US-Russia ties before Trump's return

Trump&#39;s swearing-in ceremony may have been shadowed by several protests in certain pockets of America, but things are different in Russia.

The Russian media is giving Trump blanket air time on their news channels, the nationalists are holding all-night parties and retailers have wrapped Trump dolls with&nbsp;traditional matryoshka.

And as&nbsp;Gennady Gudkov, a Putin critic and former lawmaker, puts it -- Russia is in the grip of &quot;Trumpomania&quot; as they believe that Trump&#39;s taking over of the White House will benefit them.

Supporters of Trump in Russia feel that the dog days of Obama&#39;s administration are over and the new president will work closely with Russia in their fight against the Islamic State in the Middle East, work together to lift sanctions imposed over the annexation of Crimea and reduce NATO&#39;s presence near its border.

Trump has faced several questions about his proximity to the Kremlin and many believe that the Russian President Vladimir himself helped wage a cyberattack campaign against the Democrats to rake up controversial bits about Hillary Clinton.

The Kremlin has denied the insinuations but people in Russia are vocal about their happiness of Trump and not Clinton being elected. They saw Clinton as someone who would&nbsp;continue with the policies persisted by Barack Obama, and it is no secret that US-Russia relations had soured during the predecessor&#39;s tenure.

Konstantin Rykov, a former pro-Putin lawmaker and one of the event&#39;s promoters, said on social media it was right to celebrate the first phase of the &quot;New World Order.&quot;

&quot;Washington will be ours,&quot; he quipped.

Sellers of traditional matryoshka nesting dolls have added&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;dolls to their popular line-up of items carved in the likeness of President Vladimir Putin, Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, ex-President Mikhail Gorbachev and Josef Stalin.

And a shop selling&nbsp;Russian military kit located opposite the US&nbsp;embassy in Moscow has unveiled a cheeky promotional campaign offering embassy employees and U.S. citizens a 10 percent discount on its wares to celebrate&nbsp;Trump&#39;s inauguration.

The Russians have been eagerly waiting for Trump to be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. People in Moscow have marvelled at the unpredictability of the US election and some have even anointed him as a &quot;superman&quot;.

(WION with inputs from Reuters)

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In an unprecedented event, Russians have pulled out all stops to celebrate Donald Trump's inauguration even as pockets in US go on protest

Trump's swearing-in ceremony may have been shadowed by several protests in certain pockets of America, but things are different in Russia. The Russian media is giving Trump blanket air time on their news channels, the nationalists are holding all-night parties and retailers have wrapped Trump dolls with traditional matryoshka. And as Gennady Gudkov, a Putin critic and former lawmaker, puts it -- Russia is in the grip of "Trumpomania" as they believe that Trump's taking over of the White House will benefit them. Supporters of Trump in Russia feel that the dog days of Obama's administration are over and the new president will work closely with Russia in their fight against the Islamic State in the Middle East, work together to lift sanctions imposed over the annexation of Crimea and reduce NATO's presence near its border. Trump has faced several questions about his proximity to the Kremlin and many believe that the Russian President Vladimir himself helped wage a cyberattack campaign against the Democrats to rake up controversial bits about Hillary Clinton. The Kremlin has denied the insinuations but people in Russia are vocal about their happiness of Trump and not Clinton being elected. They saw Clinton as someone who would continue with the policies persisted by Barack Obama, and it is no secret that US-Russia relations had soured during the predecessor's tenure. Konstantin Rykov, a former pro-Putin lawmaker and one of the event's promoters, said on social media it was right to celebrate the first phase of the "New World Order." "Washington will be ours," he quipped. Sellers of traditional matryoshka nesting dolls have added Trump dolls to their popular line-up of items carved in the likeness of President Vladimir Putin, Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, ex-President Mikhail Gorbachev and Josef Stalin. And a shop selling Russian military kit located opposite the US embassy in Moscow has unveiled a cheeky promotional campaign offering embassy employees and U.S. citizens a 10 percent discount on its wares to celebrate Trump's inauguration. The Russians have been eagerly waiting for Trump to be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. People in Moscow have marvelled at the unpredictability of the US election and some have even anointed him as a "superman". (WION with inputs from Reuters)

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