The White House ruled out the impact of the Putin-Biden summit on sanctions policy

The meeting of the presidents did not affect the US sanctions policy, said Psaki. Earlier, Washington announced new restrictions against Moscow. They are connected with the poisoning of Navalny and will affect companies from the Nord Stream 2 project Jen Psaki

The meeting of the presidents of Russia and the United States in Geneva did not bring "any changes" to Washington's sanctions policy. This was stated by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, reports The New York Times.

“The law requires that we continue to consider the targets of sanctions related to the use of chemical weapons,” she said.

The Russian ambassador called the US plans to introduce new sanctions "the wrong signal" Politics

Putin and Biden met in Geneva on June 16. The summit was preceded by a new round of deterioration in relations between Russia and the United States. His reasons were Biden's words in an interview with one of the TV channels, in which he agreed with the statement that Putin is a "murderer", as well as new Washington sanctions against Moscow.

After the meeting , the US President said that the atmosphere of his summit with the Russian leader was "good and positive." Putin also noted that there was "no hostility" at the talks.

At this summit, the presidents agreed to return their ambassadors to Moscow and Washington, as well as to work on the fate of imprisoned Russians in the US and Americans in Russia. In the joint statement of the leaders, despite the wide range of issues they discussed, it was only about strategic arms control and reducing the risk of nuclear war.

The White House announced that Biden challenged Putin Politics

Four days after the summit, the US announced sanctions against Russia. A new package of restrictions is being prepared in connection with the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as well as against Russian companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, said Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security. He explained that Biden, after taking office as president, said he would impose restrictions on Russian companies involved in the project every 90 days. “He did it and will continue to do it,” Sullivan said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry criticized the US plans to introduce new sanctions against Russia and promised a "natural response." According to the official representative of the ministry, Maria Zakharova, “all the fuss around the imaginary poisoning” of Navalny and his connection with Nord Stream-2 is needed by the United States only in order to solve the problems of “its own lack of competitiveness.”

Four-hour meeting between Putin and Biden in Geneva. Photo report Photo gallery 

Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov, who returned to Washington the day before after three months in Moscow, also called the US plans to introduce new sanctions sad. According to him, "it is impossible to stabilize relations between the countries through such measures."