Biden, Putin might meet to resolve standoff
over Ukraine, Blinken says
Posted By: NorthernDog, 1/21/2022 9:32:56 AM
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin might meet in an effort to resolve the standoff over Ukraine. "If it proves useful and productive for the two presidents to meet, to talk, to engage, to try to carry things forward, I think we're fully prepared to do that," Blinken said in Geneva, Switzerland, after holding talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. There were no breakthroughs, he said, but the two sides have agreed to return to their capitals and hold consultations before meeting again. Later, speaking with ABC's George Stephanopoulos
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Oh great. We'll probably see Russian tanks on the Champs-Élysées if Biden gets 1-on-1 with Pooty.