Russia’s stance after the Elysee announcement that it’s questionable is questionable the presidents of Russia, Vladimir Putin and the US, Joe Biden “In principle accepted” the idea of meeting after a relevant proposal by Emanuel Macron
He agreed to follow enlarged meeting, attended by “all parties” involved in the Ukrainian crisis, which will concern “security and strategic stability in Europe”, clarified the services of the French presidency, stressing that the preparation of the meetings will begin on Thursday, when the US Secretary of State is expected to meet. Anthony Blinken and Russia Sergei Lavrov.
However, the Kremlin recently announced today that there are no specific plans for a meeting between Putin and Biden on the crisis over Ukraine, but a telephone conversation or meeting can be arranged at any time.
“There is agreement on the fact that the dialogue at the level of ministers (of Foreign Affairs) must continue. “It would be premature to talk about concrete plans for the summit,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov.
For his part, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba welcomed from Brussels today the proposal to hold a summit between the US and Russian presidents on the Ukrainian crisis, while expressing hope that it would agree to the withdrawal of Russian troops. from the borders of his country.
“We believe that any effort aimed at a diplomatic solution is worthwhile (…). We hope that the two presidents will leave the room with an agreement on the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine,” Kuleba said before arriving in meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
In turn, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that Kiev hopes that a meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States will take place and that Ukraine will be able to participate in it.
“I hope that this initiative, thanks to (French) President Emanuel Macron and with the support of (American) President Joe Biden (…) will be implemented,” Reznikov said during a press conference.
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