John Sullivan was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry and told that Lindsey Graham's comments would be treated as a serious crime in Russia, calling them 'a public, terrorist appeal that is completely unacceptable.'
Earlier this week, Mr Graham, 66, a Republican from South Carolina, called on Twitter for someone in Russia to"take this guy out" - referring to Putin.British army veteran on fighting for Ukraine
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters on Friday:"We are not advocating for killing the leader of a foreign country or regime change. That is not the policy of the United States." Anatoly Antonov, Russia's ambassador to the US, described the call from Mr Graham, who has been a senator since 2003, as"unacceptable and outrageous"."Of course, these days not everyone is managing to preserve a sober mind, I would even say a sound mind," he said.
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