US President Joe Biden welcomed the opportunity to communicate clearly and directly with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. This was stated by the adviser to the head of the United States for national security Jake Sullivan, RIA Novosti reports.
Sullivan said the discussion between Biden and Putin was direct and frank.
Earlier, the White House listed the main topics that were raised during the online talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States. Washington indicated that Biden had voiced the concern of the United States and European allies with a build-up of Russian forces near the borders of Ukraine.
The meeting took place via a special video link. The Kremlin said that this line was created during the previous administrations, but today it is being used for the first time. The first footage of the politicians' communication was shown to the journalists, but then the meeting was held in a closed format. The presidents' current contact is the fifth since Biden took office.
