The United States will consider Russia as an adversary regardless of the results of its presidential elections, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with aif.ru, Paralel.Az reports citing TASS.

"Regardless of the outcome of the elections, we will remain for the United States, if not an enemy, then certainly an adversary. In any case, a competitor" he said.

Lavrov also added that US President Joe Biden's statements on nuclear arms talks with Russia are aimed at helping Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris in the upcoming presidential elections.

"This [Biden's statements about the talks] is a desire to score electoral points for the Democratic Party candidate," the minister said.

Earlier, US President Joe Biden announced his readiness to negotiate with Russia, China, and North Korea on reducing nuclear weapons without preconditions.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov pointed out that the US is calling on Russia to negotiate on strategic stability without preconditions in order to try to secure unilateral military advantages, but Moscow is categorically against it.

The presidential elections in the United States will be held on November 5.