Jen Psaki. Photo: Wikipedia.org.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki answered the briefing when asked by reporters how likely it was that US President Joe Biden would hold a new meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken noted after talks with Russian Secretary of State Sergei Lavrov that Biden is ready for such a possible meeting.
“The president always appreciates leadership interaction,” Psaki said.
< At the same time, she emphasized that the administration had yet to decide whether such a further step was appropriate. when such a meeting will take place or whether it will take place at all.
For now, Joe Biden said, Minister Binken would hear about his conversation with Sergei Lavrov in Geneva. And then Blinken and Lavrov are expected to have another meeting.