translated from Spanish: Moscow aims for Biden-Putin summit for June

Russian and U.S. Presidents VladImir Putin and Joe Biden could meet next June, an adviser to Russian President Yuri Ushakov has explained.” They name June, there are even specific dates,” Ushakov said in statements to the Rossiya 1 network, although he has not specified what dates he could refer to. In any case, Ushakov has noted that American diplomacy manifests a “true will” to hold a personal meeting between the two representatives. At the moment there are no concrete preparations underway, but the “signal has been received and will be considered”. The final decision will be made based on a number of factors, you have warned. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has indicated that his country is willing to adopt additional responses if Washington continues the escalation in bilateral relations.” It’s all said in our response to the Americans’ last un friendly steps. We announced all the steps we had taken that we are willing to take more if the escalation continues,” Lavrov also told Rossiya 1.In any case, Lavrov stressed that the proposed meeting between Putin and Biden “has been welcomed and is now under consideration.” Last week, Biden had a telephone conversation with Putin, during which he reiterated his willingness to build stable and predictable relations with Moscow and proposed to hold a personal meeting in a third country.

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