The White House refused to comment on the possibility of meeting the President of the US President Joe Bayden and the Russian leader Vladimir Putin until the end of this year. It is reported by RIA Novosti.
“I do not know Putin’s schedule, I also have nothing to say about trips from our side,” – noted by the US President Jen Psaki’s press secretary. She also added that Biden was involved in diplomacy with those with whom he had both differences and consent. At the same time, Psaki stressed that at the moment she has nothing to inform about the meeting of heads of state.
Earlier, the official representative of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov said that Putin’s meeting with Biden could take place in one or another format until the end of this year. He recalled that various options for the meeting of the heads of state were viewed during the recent negotiations of the Assistant President of Russia Yuri Ushakov with the US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland during her arrival in Moscow. However, no specifications on formats and timing is not yet, the representative of the Kremlin said.
At the same time, on October 19, the sands assured that the meetings of the presidents of the two countries would not be in Rome. He explained that Putin would not go to Italy, as I decided to take part in the G20 summit by video link.