US President Joe Biden made a significant diplomatic concession to Russian President Vladimir Putin by agreeing to discuss Russia’s concerns about NATO expansion during the talks. About it informs British newspaper Financial Times.
The report notes that Moscow wants NATO to commit itself to abandoning eastward expansion and refraining from contingents in countries bordering Russia that could be used to attack it.
“But Biden’s mention of seeking a potential ‘compromise’ with Moscow in Eastern Europe will scare many Eastern European NATO members and US allies, who fear that Putin will use the threat of military force to win concessions over the US military presence in Europe,” the newspaper notes.
On December 7, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden held talks via video link. The conversation lasted two hours. One of the main issues on her agenda was the tense situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border. In addition, the summit raised the topics of strategic stability and cybersecurity. Another area of the conversation was “regional topics, for example Iran”, noted in Washington.
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