The proposal to hold a summit between US Presidents Joe Biden and Russia Vladimir Putin on the Ukrainian crisis, greeted from Brussels on Monday (21/2) the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba while at the same time expressed hope that it would agree to the withdrawal of Russian troops from the borders of his country.
“We believe that any effort aimed at a diplomatic solution is worthwhile. “We hope that the two presidents will leave the room with an agreement on the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine,” Kuleba said before arriving in meeting of EU Foreign Ministers held in Brussels.
For his part, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, as reported by the Athens News Agency, said that Kiev hopes that a meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States will be held and that the meeting will be attended by Ukraine.
“I hope that this initiative, thanks to French President Emanuel Macron and the support of the American president Joe Biden will be implemented “, Reznikov pointed out during a press conference.
Kremlin: Putin and Biden may meet, but no concrete plans yet
The Kremlin announced today that there are no specific plans for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Joe Biden on the crisis over Ukraine, but a telephone conversation or meeting can be arranged at any time.
«There is agreement on the fact that the dialogue at the level of Foreign Ministers should continue. “It would be premature to talk about concrete plans for the summit,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov.
«A meeting is possible if the leaders of the states (Russia and the USA) find it useful. “he added, explaining that they always have the opportunity “when necessary” to talk “by phone or otherwise”.
Putin is expected to chair a meeting of Russia’s Security Council today.
The French presidency announced on Sunday night that Biden and Putin had agreed “to hold such a summit in principle”, adding that the talks, which could later be extended to include “all stakeholders “in the Ukrainian crisis, provided that Russia does not attack Ukraine.
A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is scheduled for Thursday.
Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said he intended to hold talks with Lavrov today.
“In Brussels, I will brief my 27 EU colleagues on our recent talks with Russia, Ukraine and the United States (…). This afternoon, I will talk to my Russian counterpart, Lavrov,” Lendrian said in a Twitter post.
From his side Peshkov comments US press reports on list of Ukrainians that Moscow intends to exterminate as “absolutely false” in case it invades the neighboring country.
At the same time, he described as “extremely unusual” the recommendation of the American embassy to the Americans who are in Russia to prepare to leave the country, if necessary.
The Kremlin also reiterated that “the situation remains particularly tense” on the eastern Ukrainian front between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatist rebels.
Source: News Beast
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