Date of meeting between Putin and Biden announced

Kommersant: Presidents Putin and Biden will hold an online meeting in 2021, in 2022 they will meet in person

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden may meet in person at the beginning of 2022, Kommersant writes, citing sources familiar with the negotiations between Moscow and Washington.

Kommersant has named the timing of the meeting between the two leaders: by the end of 2021, they will conduct an online conversation in the format of a video conference call, and in 2022 they will see each other in person. It is assumed that the agenda of the negotiations will become extensive. The presidents plan to discuss the implementation of the agreements reached at the summit in Geneva last June.

It is noted that the details of the meetings have not yet been agreed upon, so the Kremlin and the White House do not comment on possible talks between Putin and Biden. So, on November 9, the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said that the conversation between the presidents was needed and their communication should be continued. “But there are no clear terms yet,” he said. White House spokesman Karin Jean-Pierre also said that she had nothing to say about any meeting.

Previously, Peskov said that Russia and the United States have mutual requests to counter cybercrime. Dialogue between states in this area is actively developing. Peskov called the cooperation between Moscow and Washington productive.

Past talks between Putin and Biden took place on June 16 in Geneva at the Villa La Grange. The politicians talked for three and a half hours. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the meeting had a beneficial effect on work on strategic stability and arms control.

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