The situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border remains tense. US President Biden is therefore planning a phone call with Russian President Putin. News ticker
Update from December 30th, 11.25 a.m .: A few hours before a planned phone call with US President Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence about the possibility of an “effective dialogue” between Moscow and Washington. According to the Kremlin, Putin said in a New Year’s telegram to Biden on Thursday that he was “convinced that we can move forward and forge an effective Russian-American dialogue.”
The dialogue must be based on “mutual respect and awareness of the national interests of the other,” Putin said. The phone call between the two heads of state takes place against the background of the tensions surrounding the massive deployment of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine. Putin and Biden want to call on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. CET.
Ukraine conflict: Biden wants to talk to Putin on the phone today – there is dissatisfaction in the EU
First report from December 30th, 9.30 a.m .:
Washington / Moscow – The ongoing tension on the Russian-Ukrainian border is not only worrying Europe: In view of the situation, US President Joe Biden * wants to call Russian President Vladimir Putin * on Thursday (December 30). The National Security Council of the White House announced on Wednesday (December 29).
Russia and Ukraine: Biden Plans to Call Putin – “Deeply Concerned”
A US government official said on Wednesday that Biden wanted to offer Putin a “diplomatic path forward”. “But we are also ready to answer if Russia advances with another invasion of Ukraine.” The US government continues to be “deeply concerned” about the massive Russian troop deployment on the border with Ukraine. US National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said the call would cover a “range of topics” including diplomatic talks with Russia planned for January.
The Moscow Kremlin confirmed the call. It was planned for the late evening, said spokesman Dmitri Peskow of the Interfax agency. An exact time was initially not communicated in Washington or Moscow. Biden and Putin spoke at the beginning of December as part of a two-hour video link.
Russia: EU criticized the US – “don’t want to be an uninvolved by-eye”
The White House said the US government is in close contact with European allies and partners to coordinate the response to the growing Russian military presence on the border with Ukraine. The National Security Council continued to explain that Biden had already spoken to colleagues in Europe about this personally. The aim is to define a “common approach in response” to the Russian approach.
Previously there had been criticism from Brussels that the European Union should be involved in the planned talks in Geneva. “We do not want to and must not be an uninvolved bystanders whose heads are being decided,” said EU Foreign Affairs Representative Josep Borrell world (December 29th). The EU must be part of the negotiations between the US and Russia.
Zelenskyi phone call: USA pledges support to Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj in a conversation on Wednesday of Washington’s “steadfast support” for the independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, said spokesman Ned Price. They also talked about a peaceful settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine and upcoming meetings with Russia.
The US has been accusing Russia of a massive deployment of troops not far from the border with Ukraine for weeks. A Russian invasion of the ex-Soviet republic is feared in the West. Russia rejects this and again accuses Ukraine of having moved more soldiers to the line to the separatist areas. Putin agreed to a diplomatic solution last week, but at the same time demanded security guarantees. He included an end to NATO’s eastward expansion, and with it a waiver of NATO membership for Ukraine. (dpa / AFP / sf) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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