Biden on CNN: What a meeting with Putin at the G20 depends on

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He also said he “doesn’t think” his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would order a tactical nuclear weapon to be used in the war in Ukraine. Speaking about the American economy, he emphasized “I don’t think we will have a recession. If there is, it will be a very light recession.”

US President Joe Biden has said he has no “intention” to meet with Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit, but added that it would “depend”, particularly if his Russian counterpart expressed an intention to discuss the release of an American woman who remains imprisoned in Russia.

“I have no intention of meeting him. But if, for example, he comes to see me at the G20 and says, ‘I want to discuss the release of[famous American basketball player Brittney]Greiner,’ I will meet him. What I want to say is that it depends,” Mr. Biden said during an interview with the CNN television network.

He also said he “doesn’t think” his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would order a tactical nuclear weapon to be used in the war in Ukraine.

Speaking about the American economy, he emphasized “I don’t think we will have a recession. If there is, it will be a very light recession.”

He also added that “there will be consequences” for Saudi Arabia following the decision by OPEC+, which announced last week that it would cut production. He did not specify what decisions he might make.

Finally, Joe Biden estimated that he will be able to face Donald Trump again”, reiterating, however, that he has not yet made his final decision on whether he will run for the presidential elections that will be held in his country in November 2024.

After the midterm elections are over in about a month, in November, “I will enter the decision-making process” ahead of the 2024 election, the 46th president, 79, explained during an interview with CNN.

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