China News Service, May 5th According to foreign media reports, on the 4th local time, US President Biden stated that he hopes to hold a meeting with Russian President Putin during his visit to Europe in June.
On March 25, local time, U.S. President Biden held the first official press conference in more than 60 days since he took office, answering hot issues such as border crisis, gun control, and infrastructure planning.
According to reports, after Biden delivered a speech on the new crown epidemic at the White House on the same day, when the media asked whether he planned to meet Putin during his visit to Europe in June, he said, "This is my hope and expectation, and we are working hard."
Biden will attend the G7 summit in the UK from June 11th to 13th, and then will go to the Belgian capital Brussels to attend the NATO summit.
This will be his first visit after assuming office in January.
According to reports, Biden and Putin had a phone call on April 13, and the White House subsequently announced that the two would hold a summit in a third country in the next few months.
On April 28, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov stated that Putin and Biden may meet in the summer, but the time and location have not yet been determined.
US Secretary of State Blincoln recently stated that the possible face-to-face meeting between Biden and Putin will be beneficial to the two countries.
He added that the United States does not want relations with Russia to deteriorate, but will also respond to unfriendly measures.
On April 21, local time, Russian President Putin delivered a State of the Union address in Moscow.
In recent years, US-Russian relations have continued to be tense.
Since the Biden administration came to power, the two sides have achieved limited cooperation in the field of arms control. However, there have been obvious differences and intensified confrontation on issues such as Ukraine, cyber security, human rights, and election interference.
On April 15, the US government imposed large-scale sanctions on Russia and expelled 10 Russian diplomats on the grounds of "malicious activities" such as Russia's cyber attacks and interference in the US elections.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 21st the expulsion of 10 American diplomats in Russia in response.
On April 26, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova announced that the United States was included in the list of "unfriendly countries". The countries on the list are not allowed to hire Russian citizens to work in their diplomatic institutions.