US President Joe Biden spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday (26th) for the first time since taking office and discussed security issues between the two countries.
In a press release, the White House said in a press release that the two leaders confirmed their policy to extend the New START (New START) by five years and agreed to urgently cooperate to complete it by the 2nd of the following month, the expiration date of the agreement.
He also said that it has decided to seek discussions for strategic stability on various disarmament and security issues.
President Biden then reaffirmed the US’ strong support for Ukrainian sovereignty, and concerns such as the’Solarwinds’ hacking case, the suspicion that Russia has led the killing of US troops in Afghanistan, the 2020 U.S. presidential election intervention, and Alexei Navalni’s poison terrorism. Filed.
At the same time, it made it clear that they would act decisively to protect the interests of the United States in response to actions by Russia that harm the United States or its allies, the White House explained.
The two leaders agreed to maintain transparent and consistent communication in the future.
Russia’s Kremlin Palace also said in a press release that the two leaders expressed their satisfaction with the exchange of documents on the agreement to extend the’New Start’.
“We discussed international issues such as the US’ unilateral withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty, the issue of maintaining the Iranian nuclear agreement (JCPOA), the Ukraine issue, and Russia’s demand for holding a UN Security Council summit,” the Kremlin explained.
VOA news
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