Virtual meeting between Biden and Putin on Tuesday amid tensions over Ukraine
White House spokesman Jen Saki confirmed the meeting in a statement, saying the two leaders would discuss a range of issues, including US-Russian relations, strategic stability, cyberspace and regional issues.
A White House spokesman said Biden would also emphasize US concerns about Russia’s military activities on the Ukrainian border, as well as US support for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Earlier, some international media quoted a US source as saying that the two presidents intended to discuss concerns about an increase in Russia’s military presence near the border with Ukraine. Biden will also discuss strategic stability, cyberspace and regional issues.
The US official explained that Biden would emphasize US concerns about Russia’s military activities on the border with Ukraine and Washington’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the plan to RIA Novosti on Saturday, saying the talks would take place on Tuesday evening, the Associated Press reported.
Peskov added that the presidents themselves will decide how long the talks will last.
Biden and Putin met on June 16 this year (June 26) in Geneva, Switzerland.
According to political observers and analysts, the two leaders have met to try to calm the situation down a bit, despite all the differences; A situation that has been assessed as the worst relationship since the Cold War and since 2016.
Asked about local tensions between Ukraine and Russia on Friday, US President Joe Biden told reporters that he had been in contact with all European allies over the Ukraine issue.
According to Biden, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan are also widely involved.
“We are deeply concerned about Russia’s plan to re-invade Ukraine,” Blinken had previously said. This is a common concern of many in Europe.
The United States, which has always sought ways to pressure Russia as its rival superpower in the East, is now seeking new pretexts for tensions in the region by claiming that the presence of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border is a threat to the country. Increasing pressure on Russia.
Russia has repeatedly said its military actions on the border with Ukraine are normal military action, but the United States and its allies continue to seek to escalate tensions on Russia’s border with Ukraine.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian president, described the recent allegations by some sources or officials in Washington and Kiev that Russia was planning to invade Ukraine as “tense” and said that “some countries are trying to threaten Russia with the settlement of the Donbas conflict.” And introduce Ukraine.
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