US President Joe Biden. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 11Russia's First Deputy Representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, called the words of US President Joe Biden about the «Putin tax» on food and fuel, which the Americans allegedly pay, an unconvincing and futile attempt to blame others for their own failures. Previously, Biden, speaking after the publication of inflation figures in May, which were the highest in more than 40 years, said that the US «has never seen anything like Putin's tax on food and gasoline at once.» for food and gasoline. An unconvincing and futile attempt by the President of the United States to shift the blame and evade his duties", Polyansky on Twitterreacted to this statement.
Inflation in the US in May accelerated to its highest since December 1981, to 8.6 percent from 8.3 percent a month earlier. Finance Minister Janet Yellen acknowledged that the sanctions imposed against Russia provoke an increase in food and fuel prices on the American market. After the start of a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Moscow. Restrictive measures primarily affected the banking sector and high-tech products. Many brands announced their withdrawal from Russia. Moscow called such steps an economic war, noting that it was ready for such a scenario. The Central Bank is taking measures to stabilize the situation on the foreign exchange market, thanks to which the ruble has significantly strengthened against the dollar and the euro, breaking five-year highs. Russia also transferred payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles. Another step to combat the impact of Western sanctions was the plan prepared by the government, which includes about a hundred initiatives. The volume of its funding will be about a trillion rubles. Americans furious over Biden's words about Putin