Biden and Putin agreed to a meeting on Ukraine; The United States imposed the condition
1 min readPosted on 02/20/2022 23:33 / Updated on 02/20/2022 23:34
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday night (20/2) that he had agreed to meet with US and Russian leaders Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin. Security and strategic stability in EuropeHowever he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat Obama’s government.
Following Macron’s announcement, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki issued a statement saying the United States would continue to pursue diplomacy to resolve ongoing tensions until Putin takes the first step.
“As the president has repeatedly made clear, we are committed to continuing diplomacy until the invasion begins. Secretary of State Blinken and Foreign Minister Lavrov are expected to meet in Europe this weekend, unless there is a re-invasion. President Biden agreed. We are always ready for diplomacy, “Psaki said in a statement.
White House spokesman Putin made it clear that the country was ready if it chose the opposite path. “If Russia wants to go to war, we have to make it easy for them. At present, Russia seems to be preparing for a full-scale attack on Ukraine very soon.“, He insisted.
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