Putin Call With Biden Is Prelude to Security Talks, Kremlin Says
- Putin saw need for call before Jan. negotiations, Peskov said
- Planned call is second this month between the two leaders
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Russian President Vladimir Putin sought a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden as a prelude to negotiations on European security at the start of the year, the Kremlin said.
“The purpose of the call is very clear -- to continue discussing all the issues that were on the agenda” at Dec. 7 talks between the two leaders and before the negotiations in January, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday. “From President Putin’s viewpoint, there is a need for another phone discussion ahead of the start of the negotiations,” he said, without elaborating.