Russia ready to continue dialogue if US is willing, Putin says after meeting Biden
Russia ready to continue dialogue if US is willing, Putin says after meeting Biden
Almost a day after meeting the US President, Joe Biden, in a historic summit, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has said his government is ready to continue the dialogue with the US if the other side agrees.
"We are ready to continue this dialogue to the same extent as the American side is," Putin said during a televised session.
His statement has come after the two world leaders held detailed discussions on various issues on Wednesday at the picturesque villa in Geneva.
The tone of the meeting was expected to be a little grim but the two leaders surprised the world by cordially extending an olive branch, while slyly staying away from matters that have erupted in chaos in the recent past.
"I know that you have been on a long trip and had a lot of work, still the US-Russian relations have a lot of issues accumulated that require meetings at the highest level," Putin told Biden before starting the summit.
Meanwhile, Biden, too, assured everyone that the US is "not looking for conflict" but also announced that the US “is back” after the Trump era and will "respond if Russia continues its harmful activities".
