Russia's Foreign Minister Says U.S. Capitol Rioters Are Being 'Persecuted'

Joe Biden © REUTERS / Ken Cedeno; (inset) Sergey Lavrov © Sputnik / Press Service of the Russian Foreign Ministry

RT: Russia ready to discuss human rights if Biden wants, but starting with arrest of protesters who stormed US Capitol, says FM Lavrov

After US President Joe Biden revealed he plans to raise the issue of human rights when he meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next month, Moscow has said it is happy to have the discussion, as long as it goes both ways.

Speaking as part of a press conference on Monday, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that “we are ready to talk, we have no taboo topics. We will discuss whatever we think is necessary. We will be ready to answer the questions that the American side will raise. This also applies to human rights.”

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Update #1: Russia's foreign minister said Capitol rioters are being 'persecuted,' setting the stage for a tense summit between Putin and Biden (Business Insider)

Update #2: Putin to press Biden on human rights of Capitol rioters, Russia says (NYPost)

WNU Editor: The issue of human rights will be mentioned but in passing.

Update #3: I expect more cases will be dropped in the coming weeks and months .... DOJ dismissing Capitol riot case for first time (The Hill).