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Biden and Putin agree in principle to meet if Russia does not invade Ukraine

ARCHIVO - El presidente Joe Biden y el mandatario ruso Vladimir Putin, izquierda, llegan para reunirse en Villa la Grange en Ginebra, Suiza, el 16 de junio de 2021. (AP Foto/Patrick Semansky, Archivo) (Patrick Semansky, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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.

Read more on NBCnews.com.


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