"There are no plans to do this now," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

He also added that the negotiations should proceed “against the background of the de-escalation of the situation,” meaning the situation around Ukraine.

Earlier, Putin said that Biden had the idea to appoint those responsible for negotiations on security guarantees between Russia and the United States.

In turn, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced Moscow's readiness to discuss with Washington what is the subject of his concern.

On December 17, the Russian Foreign Ministry published draft agreements with the United States and NATO on security guarantees.