China News Service, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron said on the 21st that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden accepted their proposal, and the Russian and U.S. leaders agreed in principle to hold a summit on the Ukraine crisis.
Later, the White House also confirmed that Biden "in principle" agreed to meet.
On the 12th of this month, Biden and Putin had a phone call on the situation in Ukraine.
Data map: Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Biden hold talks in the villa.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov were scheduled to meet on the 24th.
On the 20th, Putin had a phone call with Macron at the appointment. The two sides believed that the Ukraine issue should be resolved through diplomatic channels.
Recently, the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border has continued to be tense.
The two sides have deployed a large number of military personnel and equipment in the border areas of the two countries.
The United States and Ukraine claim that Russia has assembled heavy troops on the Russian-Ukrainian border in preparation for an "invasion" of Ukraine.
Russia has repeatedly denied it, emphasizing that NATO activities threaten Russia's border security, and Russia has the right to mobilize troops within its borders to defend its territory.