The Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday that Washington has rejected President Vladimir Putin’s offer to arrange a quick public call with U.S. President Joe Biden to help defuse tensions raised by Biden’s recent remark that the Russian leader was a killer.
Associated Press: Russia criticizes US refusal to hold quick Putin-Biden call
Russian military Mil Mi-8 and a Mil Mi-26 helicopters fly above the Kremlin in downtown Moscow during a military parade, which marks the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, on June 24, 2020.