Biden said the meeting can only take place if Russia does not invade Ukraine, according to statements from the White House and French President Emmanuel Macron’s office, which first announced the news.
The agreement was reached following two separate phone calls that Macron had with the U.S. and Russian leaders, according to a statement from the Élysée Palace, which said Putin had also “accepted the principle of such a summit.”
What to expect: White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in an emailed statement that the summit would follow Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s scheduled meeting in Europe later this week — which would also only take place if Russia “does not proceed with military action.”
The proposed meeting between Biden and Putin would be followed by talks involving “relevant stakeholders to discuss security and strategic stability in Europe,” per the Élysée Palace.
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