Russia rejects Biden’s conditions for Ukraine talks

Moscow is “apparently” not ready to accept US President Joe Biden’s conditions for talks on Ukraine, According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

“What exactly did President Biden say? Peskov told reporters on Friday that he said talks were possible only after Putin left Ukraine.

“Special military operations continue,” Peskov said, using Moscow’s term to refer to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began in February.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is “open to contacts, to dialogue, which is very important,” he said.

one in joint press conference Along with French President Emmanuel Macron, Biden said Thursday that he was “ready to talk with Mr. Putin if he really is interested in making a decision that he is looking for a way to end the war.”

“If that is the case, in consultation with my French and my NATO friends, I would be happy to sit down with Putin to see what he has in mind,” Biden couple,