US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Tuesday denied claims that Russia offered security guarantees to US President Joe Biden during his surprise visit to Kyiv on February 20, Kyiv Independent reports.

Joe Biden in KyivPhoto: Evan Vucci/Associated Press/Profimedia Images

“They only replied to confirm receipt of the message,” he said. “There was no exchange. It was a simple message and confirmation of receipt with no guarantees,” added Sullivan.

This happened after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel that “Biden, having received security guarantees in advance, finally went to Kyiv.”

In a recorded press conference with reporters on Monday, Sullivan explained that the American delegation informed the Russians about Biden’s upcoming visit to Kyiv to avoid conflict.

Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, his first visit to Ukraine in nearly 12 months since the Russian invasion began.

How terrible the FSB is trying to apologize after Joe Biden’s visit to Kyiv

Russia’s security service, the dreaded FSB, on Tuesday reacted for the first time to US President Joe Biden’s visit to Kyiv, saying it did not provide Washington with guarantees about the White House leader’s security during his presence in Ukraine, Reuters reports.

“The United States did not inform Russia through the diplomatic channel about Biden’s visit to Kyiv. We did not provide guarantees regarding his safety,” FSB director Oleksandr Bortnikov told TASS.

Not all Russian propagandists believe the version of the FSB

The visit of the US president to the Ukrainian capital caused horror and outrage among military bloggers and Russian military correspondents, many of whom sharply or with caustic irony criticized the fact that Joe Biden could come to Kyiv without hindrance.

Russian television also commented on the official visit: political scientist Sergey Markov, a former close adviser to President Vladimir Putin, suggested that Biden came to Kyiv only after Russia confirmed that it would not try to kill him in Ukraine.

“We are a civilized country, and Biden arrived in Kyiv – I am sure of this – because he received guarantees from the Russian side that he will not be hit while he is there,” he said on the air of the Rossiya-1 TV channel.

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