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Russian President Vladimir Putin will not send his American counterpart Joe Biden his congratulations on Independence Day this year because of the country's "unfriendly" policy towards Russia, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
This year, the congratulatory telegram will not be sent," said Peskov in a statement to journalists.
"This has to do with the fact that this year marked the peak of an unfriendly policy towards our country by the United States," Peskov added, saying that "it can hardly be considered appropriate" to send congratulations under these conditions.
Putin and Biden have not spoken since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, Peskov confirmed.