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Moscow Carefully Examines US Proposals on Putin-Biden Summit

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US Vice President Joe Biden and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on 10 March 2011 - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.05.2021
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow is carefully examining the US proposals on a summit between the Russian and American presidents, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday.

Ryabkov told reporters that Moscow is always open to dialogue and believes that such a meeting is crucial both politically and diplomatically.

FILE PHOTO: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during their meeting in Moscow March 10, 2011. - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.05.2021
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Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had discussed how to organise a Biden-Putin meeting over the phone.

Biden said last week that a tentative meeting between him and Putin is being arranged for June.

The White House has recently announced that Biden invited Putin to meet in a European country. Earlier in May, Biden said that he was hoping to meet with Putin in June. The Kremlin reported that a possible date for the meeting is being discussed.

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