Joe Biden has stated that he does not consider sending US troops to defend Ukraine in response to Russia’s military build-up on the Ukrainian border.
“This is not at the negotiating table,” he told reporters on Wednesday. After talking to him directly for a day Vladimir Putin tried to avoid a military crisis.
Biden warned Putin that if Russia launches an attack on Russia, there will be “serious consequences.” Ukraine He also stated that the United States will provide the Ukrainian military with “defensive capabilities.”
Biden also stated that he hopes to announce a “higher-level meeting” between the two countries. Russia And at least four NATO members to resolve the Kremlin’s complaints about the military alliance. Biden said he hopes to announce these meetings before Friday.
The talks will include “at least four of our main Then The Allies and Russia discuss the future of Russia’s NATO-related concerns and… reduce the temperature along the Eastern Route.”
These talks may be consistent with the “discussion on the strategic security of the African continent” that the Kremlin expressed in its speech after the high-risk talks between Biden and Putin.
“I want to emphasize again: the talks are very open and substantive, and I would say they are constructive. In any case, I hope the US will have the same views on the outcome of our meeting,” Putin told reporters on Wednesday.
“We can continue this conversation. In my opinion, this is the most important thing.”
Biden and Putin Doesn’t seem to be making much progress At the virtual summit on Tuesday, the two sides accused each other of Russia’s military build-up near Ukraine and the possibility of imposing new economic sanctions on Moscow.
The United States has not indicated that it is ready to hold the negotiations the Kremlin wants.
But the Kremlin’s statement indicated that Russia has not yet given up on negotiations, while keeping an estimated 100,000 soldiers within Ukraine’s strike range.
“#Putin——#Biden Video calls are very useful,” wrote Dmitry Trenin, head of the Carnegie Center in Moscow. “Acknowledging each other’s safety concerns is the key.Revival channel opened [Ukraine] Can help avoid misunderstandings… The fear of war in the West has not faded, but the jaw is better than war. “
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba (Dmytro Kuleba) said: “The contact itself serves [as] Deterrence and demotion,” Reuters reported. “We appreciate the important diplomatic contacts the United States has made to bring Russia back to the negotiating table. “
Biden is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodmir Zelensky on Thursday.
Both Russia and the United States have made vague confirmations of further talks, but the exact subject of these talks and when they will be held are unclear.
Russia has stated that it needs “legal guarantees” to limit NATO’s further eastward expansion and the deployment of missile systems in Ukraine or other countries bordering Russia. This shows that Moscow is seeking to sign a new treaty with the alliance, which may anger some members.
Russia also asked Biden to force Ukraine to start a direct dialogue with Russia-backed separatists, who did not preemptively in Kiev.
The White House hopes that Russia will reduce the threat of invasion as a condition of the discussion. Biden warned the Kremlin of specific sanctions that Russia’s new offensive against Ukraine may lead to. The United States and Ukraine worry that Moscow may plan to start operations in late January.
Peskov said that the two leaders had more than two hours of conversation via video conference, and Putin liked this format.
US National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan said: “The discussion between President Biden and President Putin was direct and direct. There were many concessions without shaking his fingers. But the President is very clear about the US position on all these issues.”
After the call, Biden talked with the leaders of the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy through a conference call. The President held consultations with them on Monday, and the White House stated that they had agreed to “a coordinated and comprehensive approach to maintaining close contact with Russia’s military buildup on the Ukrainian border”.
