Russian President Vladimir Putin invited his American counterpart, Joe Biden, to a live interview in an interview with Russia 24 on Thursday night, RIA Novosti reported, quoting RIA Novosti.
“The last time we talked on the phone was a call from President Biden, and he was the initiator of the call,” said Vladimir Putin, who himself and his administration have recently been targeted by Washington officials, including Joe Biden. . “I want to invite President Biden to continue the talks, but only if we do so in a real live, direct and public manner, without any delay.”
Vladimir Putin suggested that the conversation should take place on Friday or Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called on US President Joe Biden to hold virtual talks after the American leader described him as a “killer”.
Speaking on the sidelines of an event marking seven years since Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Putin invited Biden to hold a “live-broadcast” or “online” discussion in the coming days.
“I want to invite President Biden to continue our discussion, but on condition that we will do this practically live-broadcast, as they say, online,” Putin said in televised remarks, suggesting the conversation take place on Friday or Monday.
He said it would be an “open direct discussion” that would be “interesting” for the people of Russia and the US.
In an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, when asked if he thought Putin, who has been accused of ordering the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, is “a killer”, Biden said: “I do.”
The US president’s remarks sparked the biggest crisis in bilateral relations in years, and later Wednesday Russia ordered its Washington ambassador back to Moscow for urgent consultations in an unprecedented move in recent diplomatic history.
