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Kremlin does not rule out possible contacts between Putin, Biden
Updated 18:55, 21-Feb-2022
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Joe Biden prior to their summit at the Villa La Grange, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2021. /CFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Joe Biden prior to their summit at the Villa La Grange, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2021. /CFP

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that the Kremlin does not rule out the possibility of contacts between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden, Sputnik news reported.

But Peskov said it is premature to talk about a Putin-Biden summit at the moment.

"The meeting is possible if the heads of state consider it appropriate," he said. "Currently, there is a clear, concrete understanding of the need to continue the dialogue at foreign minister level."

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday amid escalated tensions over Ukraine

The White House confirmed on Sunday that Biden agreed "in principle" to French-brokered summit talks with Putin after the meeting between the two countries' top diplomats. 

Since December, the Russian and U.S. presidents have held three sets of talks on Ukraine, including a video conference on December 7 and two phone calls in late December and earlier this month

The two leaders held their only face-to-face summit in June last year.

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