Meeting of the Presidents of the United States and Russia Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are tentatively planned for the summer in one of the European countries.
Among the priority issues are the presence of Russian troops near the border of Ukraine and the situation around opposition leader Alexei Navalny, they said in White House.
For example, Biden’s National Security Assistant Jake Sullivan explained that the main goal of the talks, which may take place within the framework of the Russia-US summit, is to reduce the degree of tension in relations between the countries. His statement during a speech at the Aspen Security Forum cites Defense News.
Sullivan added that on April 30 he discussed preparations for a meeting of the presidents with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev. The parties are now looking for a place to hold it.
At the same time, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki at the briefing on April 30 added that there is no information on the timing of the meeting yet, but the agenda may include the issue of the accumulation of Russian troops near the Ukrainian borders, as well as the sentence to Navalny.
She added that the topics will be finally approved after the meeting has been agreed upon.
As reported OBOZREVATEL, April 13 took place telephone conversation between Biden and Putin… Then the American leader expressed support for Ukraine and invited the Russian president to hold a meeting.
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