WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has agreed “in principle” to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the crisis over Ukraine, BBC has reported.
The talks proposed by France will only take place if Russia does not invade its neighbor, the White House said.
The meeting could offer a possible diplomatic solution to one of the worst security crises in Europe in decades, the report said.
US officials say intelligence suggests Russia is ready to launch a military operation, which Moscow denies.
The proposal was announced by the French presidency after two phone calls between President Emmanuel Macron and Putin, which went on for almost three hours in total.
The second exchange happened in the early hours of Monday Moscow time, and followed a 15-minute conversation Macron had with Biden.
(Inputs from BBC)
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