Biden spoke to freed Americans but said he ‘doesn’t need to talk to Putin’

The US president said he spoke with the former prisoners released today by Russia, who also contacted their relatives by phone. “In a few hours we will welcome home our countrymen,” Biden said in his speech. The American president condemned the “parody trials”, as he described them, organized by Russia against the three Americans, as was done in the case of the journalist Evan Gerskovich. “The Russian authorities arrested them, sentenced them in show trials to heavy prison terms, without any legalization,” he said. “I don’t see the reason to talk to Putin” Biden said there is no reason to talk to Putin, but he welcomed the cooperation of the US with its allies to reach this agreement. “Today proves why you need friends in this world,” he said, explaining that “the allies took bold and courageous decisions in the agreement.” The American president argued that they were needed for the exchange of prisoners […]
Source: News Beast

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