The White House declined to give details of Biden’s possible meeting with Zelensky

“We are still examining the details of Biden’s trip, but I do not have further details about the trip,” Saki told a White House news conference on Tuesday, IRNA reported.
He said the purpose of the US president’s visit was to meet directly with his European counterparts and examine the US position in the war.

“We are in complete harmony with (the Europeans) and this coordination will not happen in a day or two,” Saki added.

Saki declined to comment on Biden’s possible meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinsky, saying: “This meeting is not on the table at the moment. The current focus is on meeting with NATO partners in Brussels. We will share. “
Jenny Saki also announced at the press conference that US President Joe Biden will travel to Brussels on March 24 to attend an extraordinary NATO summit.
“Biden will attend a scheduled meeting of the Council of Europe to address our common concerns about Ukraine, including transatlantic efforts to impose economic costs on Russia, provide humanitarian assistance to the war-torn Ukrainian people and other related challenges,” Saki said. To discuss the conflicts in this country.
“None of us are going to travel to Russia and we have not opened a bank account in Russia,” Saki said, referring to Russian sanctions against US officials, including US President Joe Biden. So we will continue on our way.
According to IRNA, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that the country has banned the entry of President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and a number of high-ranking US officials into Russia.
The list of 13 people announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry includes, in addition to the US President and Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, CIA Director William Burns, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and several other senior US officials.
The ban comes in response to US government sanctions against Russian officials.
The highlight of the list is the ban on the entry of former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whose name is also on the list of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 21 recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics in the Donbas region, criticizing the West for not paying attention to Moscow’s security concerns.
Three days later, he announced the launch of a “special military operation” against Ukraine last Thursday (March 26th), turning tense Moscow-Kiev relations into a military confrontation. The conflict in Ukraine continues and today marks its 18th day.
US-led Western countries had imposed sanctions on Moscow even before Russia’s military action against Ukraine.