“We are (…) ready to inflict swift and severe consequences if Russia chooses war instead”, however warned the White House.
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Towards a way out of the crisis? Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin and American President Joe Biden agreed on Monday, February 21, to meet at a summit proposed by their French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. Washington has nevertheless set the condition that an invasion of Ukraine has not taken place by then.
“Presidents Biden and Putin have each accepted the principle of such a summit”welcomed the Elysée in a press release, specifying that the talks will subsequently be extended to “all stakeholders” to the Ukrainian crisis.
This is’a surprise announcement that comes as a war was given for imminent. But this peak “can only stand if Russia does not invade Ukraine”, warned the French presidency. Joe Biden will meet Vladimir Putin “if an invasion has not taken place”confirmed the White House, in the absence of comments from the Kremlin at first.
United States “pledge to continue diplomacy until such time as an invasion begins”White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement. “We are also prepared to inflict swift and severe consequences if Russia chooses war instead.”however warned Jen psaki, “and currently, Russia appears to be continuing its preparations for a full-scale attack on Ukraine very soon.”
The content of the summit will be prepared by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during their meeting scheduled for next Thursday, said the Elysée for his part.