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US President Joe Biden says he hasn’t seen any motion from Russian President Vladimir Putin on the discharge of American ladies’s basketball star Brittney Griner.
“Not from Putin,” Biden stated when questioned whether or not he’d seen any motion on Griner’s case.
Chatting with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday, Biden stated he’d be keen to fulfill Putin on the upcoming G20 summit in Indonesia if Putin was keen to debate Griner’s launch.
“I’ve no intention of assembly with him. However for instance, if he got here to me on the G20 and stated I need to discuss in regards to the launch of Griner, I’d meet with him. I imply, it might rely,” Biden informed Tapper within the unique CNN interview.
Biden informed reporters Wednesday that latest Russian assaults on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure have been brutal and “past the pale.”
What Russia is saying: A Kremlin aide responded to Biden saying that he has “no intention of assembly” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying on Wednesday that Moscow “by no means refuses negotiations and any helpful worldwide contacts,” in keeping with state media RIA Novosti.
“We by no means repel an outstretched hand. If we really feel and perceive {that a} accomplice for one cause or one other doesn’t need to meet, we don’t impose ourselves,” Putin’s overseas coverage aide Yury Ushakov informed reporters.
When requested if Putin would attend the G20 summit going down in November in Indonesia, Ushakov stated “there’s nonetheless loads of time” to determine.
“As for G20… It’s nonetheless a protracted solution to it, in addition to to different conferences (worldwide boards in November), there’s nonetheless a variety of time. Let’s wait and see,” he stated, in keeping with the state media.