WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to a summit to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said late Sunday.
The development, announced in a statement by the Élysée Palace after Macron spoke to each leader separately, seemed to throw into question the timing of Russia’s widely expected invasion of Ukraine.
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But after White House confirmation of the agreement in principle, three sources, including two White House officials, said a final decision on such a summit would be made only after further talks between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The Biden administration has repeatedly said it’s open to a meeting with Putin, the sources noted before emphasizing that nothing has changed regarding the United States’ conclusion that a Russian invasion of Ukraine was imminent.