Communication between Russian and US presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden was constructive, but in terms of results I would like to see more. This was reported by Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian head of state, in an interview with Izvestia.
"It (the communication) was constructive, but, of course, in terms of results, I would like more," Peskov said, responding to a question about general feelings from Tuesday's conversation between the leaders.
The Kremlin spokesman noted that so far "there is no need to talk" about the prospect of a warming of relations between Russia and the United States. "There is no particular reason for optimism yet, but nevertheless the presidents have agreed that on strategic security issues in Europe, on those red lines, to put it primitively, the presidents will appoint their trusted representatives, and these representatives will very promptly enter into negotiations," Peskov continued.
According to him, everything will depend on how substantially the representatives will negotiate, and then the presidents will talk again.
There are no talks of organizing a face-to-face meeting between the Russian and US presidents yet, Peskov said. He admitted that the next conversation between the leaders could also take place remotely.
"So far there have been no talks about it," the Kremlin spokesman said in response to a question about whether a face-to-face summit could take place in the foreseeable future.
"They (the presidents - TASS) have agreed that if the representatives manage to have a productive conversation, then they will need to talk again. It will probably be some kind of remote communication again," Peskov explained.
Putin and Biden held talks via video link on December 7, the conversation lasted two hours. The predominant topic was the situation around Ukraine, and the leaders also discussed bilateral relations, cybersecurity, and the Iran nuclear deal. The presidents agreed that they would instruct their representatives to begin substantive consultations on these "sensitive" issues.
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Based on materials from TASS