50 minutes of Biden-Putin telephone conversation
The Associated Press reported Thursday evening local time about the telephone conversation that Putin had requested the call. This is the second contact between the two countries’ leaders this month, ahead of talks between senior US and Russian officials on January 10 in Geneva.
The Russian media continued that Russia has explicitly stated its written commitment not to Ukraine joining NATO, as well as the non-deployment of NATO military equipment in the former Soviet Union, which the Biden government opposed.
According to a previous White House announcement, Biden will hold talks with Vladimir Putin on a variety of issues, including future diplomatic engagement with Russia.
The talks took place today, Thursday, December 30, 2021, as tensions between Washington and Moscow escalated over Ukraine and security talks between the two powers are scheduled to begin in January 2022.
A spokesman for the US Supreme National Security Council said in a statement that the Biden administration would continue to engage in extensive diplomacy with US allies and partners in the United States, advising and coordinating a common approach to increasing Russia’s military presence on the border with Ukraine.
In a message congratulating his American counterpart on the occasion of the New Year, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Russia and the United States, as two countries with special responsibilities for international and regional stability, can and should work together constructively. .
“I am confident that by implementing the agreements reached at the June summit (Russian and US leaders) in Geneva and subsequent contacts between the two sides, we can move forward and build good relations between the two countries,” he said. Establish mutual respect and consideration for each other’s interests.
Earlier, Biden and Putin met virtually on December 7 to discuss various issues, including Iran, and in particular Ukraine.
The United States and its allies claim that the presence of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border poses a threat to the country, and that Putin intends to attack Kiev, while Moscow has repeatedly stated that its military actions on the border with Ukraine are normal.
The Donbas region is located in the east of Ukraine with a Russian population, and since 2014, the Russians of this region have established the two self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, and have formed local governments independent of the Ukrainian government.
Russia has repeatedly called on the Ukrainian government to negotiate with representatives of the two regions to reach an agreement and resolve disputes, but Kiev denies accusing Moscow of supporting and encouraging separatists and negotiating with representatives of these regions.
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