US President Joe Biden and his Russian accomplice Vladimir Putin. Photograph: Getty Images
“It’s too early to talk about the meeting (between Mr Putin and Mr Biden). This is a new proposal, it will be studied and analyzed,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said on April 14 when asked about the possibility of a Russia-US summit meeting, TASS reported.
Earlier, the White House announced on April 13 that President Joe Biden had held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a variety of regional and global issues. Mr Biden offered to meet directly with his Russian partner “in the coming months” in a third country to “discuss all the issues facing countries.”
According to Mr. Peskov, Russia “is still unclear how to organize, the order, who speaks, who presides, what the results are and whether there is a final document.” “The leaders insisted that the topic of the meeting would be discussed further through diplomatic channels,” Mr Peskov said.
According to Reuters, the proposal was made by Mr Biden amid continued strained Russia-US relations since the incumbent US President took office in January 2021.
Last month, Mr Biden angered Moscow by heavily criticising Mr Putin and blaming Russia for the scandalous Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny suspected of poisoning and questioning Russian meddling in the US election. The U.S. later imposed additional sanctions against Russia, in response from Moscow.
In a phone call with Mr Putin on April 13, Mr Biden reaffirmed Washington’s backing of Ukraine, while expressing concern about Russia’s recent significant increased military presence in Crimea and near the Ukrainian border.
In response, Mr Putin made clear Moscow’s view on resolving the crisis in Ukraine that the parties to the conflict must abide by the Minsk agreement reached in 2015. Moscow recently criticized Kiev for ignoring the deal and warned of action if the Ukrainian military launched a new war against separatists in the East.
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