Russian President Vladimir Putin has not spoken to US President Joe Biden since the start of the war in Ukraine, but contact between the two leaders can be resumed if necessary, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
“If necessary, contacts [entre Biden e Putin] can be resumed,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a news conference. “Imposing sanctions on [altos funcionários dos EUA] does not mean breaking off contacts,” Peskov added.
On Tuesday, Russia sanctioned senior US officials, including Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in response to US sanctions.
Russia announced on Tuesday that it had placed Biden, Blinken, and other senior officials on a “debarment list” that bars them from entering the country.
The list also includes the president’s son Hunter Biden, along with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, CIA Chief William Burns, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and other high-ranking US government officials, for a total of 13 individuals. banned from Russia in reaction to sanctions imposed by Washington against Russia.
Source: CNN Brasil
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