Senator Alexey Pushkov MOSCOW, 3 Jan. Senator Alexey Pushkov suggested. that US President Joe Biden will not dare to impose «hellish sanctions» against Russia. «The point is not that Biden is not ready to impose new sanctions against Russia, the point is that he is more far-sighted than his administration. , which can lead, as Putin warned, to a break in relations between Russia and the United States, but this is all he has, «the senator wrote on his Telegram channel. According to the politician, this step will lead to the loss of any influence on Russia and completely untie the hands of the Kremlin in the international arena. Pushkov added that after the sanctions the United States will be able to threaten only with military means. 
Publications of anti-Russian sanctions Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden had a telephone conversation on December 30. According to the Kremlin, the American president has threatened «large-scale sanctions» over the situation with Ukraine. The Russian leader responded by saying that this would be a major mistake: in this case, a complete breakdown in relations could follow. security in Europe, non-deployment of intermediate and shorter-range missiles in each other's reach and rejection of further expansion of the North Atlantic Alliance, including at the expense of the former republics of the USSR.
