Biden believes meeting with Putin ‘Step Forward’ to de-escalate US-Russia Tensions

Washington, May 7 (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden believed that a possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin would be a positive step forward in the US-Russia bilateral relations to both ease tensions and have more stable ties, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Friday.
“Obviously, the President, our President invited him to participate in that meeting because he thinks it would be a good step forward in the relationship to deescalate, to ensure we have a more stable relationship moving forward, but there is no meeting to confirm at this point in time,” Psaki said at a press briefing.
Psaki, however, also said no meeting has been set yet between Putin and Biden.
“There is not a meeting with the president locked in yet,” Psaki said, when asked whether she could confirm that Putin and Biden would hold a summit next month.
Psaki said discussions at a staff level about what a meeting might look like, where, the timing as well as the components of an agenda are still ongoing.
US President Joe Biden said on Friday a tentative meeting between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin was being arranged for June.
The White House has recently announced that Biden invited Putin to meet in a European country. Biden said earlier this week that he was hoping to meet with Putin in June. The Kremlin reported that a possible date for the meeting is being discussed.