Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his desire to find an opportunity to normalize chilling bilateral relations at the first summit meeting with US President Joe Biden on the 16th of this month.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, on the 4th about the first summit meeting with US President Joe Biden in Geneva, Switzerland on the 16th.
In this, President Putin said, "We must find a way to adjust the bilateral relations at a very low level," and said that he would like to find an opportunity to normalize the cold relations.
At the meeting, he said that in addition to bilateral relations, nuclear disarmament, as well as countermeasures against terrorism and the new coronavirus, would be major agenda items.
Putin also told state television that he was "an experienced and well-balanced person" about President Biden.
The relationship between the United States and Russia has been pointed out as the worst after the end of the Cold War, and President Putin seems to want to find out how positive President Biden is in improving relations with Russia at this meeting.
White House Press Secretary "Stable and Predictable"
Saki, a spokesman for the White House in the United States, said on the 4th that the US-Russia summit talks on issues such as Ukraine's unilateral merger of Russia, Crimea, and a cyber attack on the United States, which is believed to have been committed by a Russian-based organization. I showed the prospect of becoming.
"Our aim is to bring Russia closer to a more stable and predictable one. It will be an opportunity to discuss issues where the interests of both countries are aligned," he said. Nuclear disarmament and nuclear disarmament with Iran We will also discuss agreements.