Kremlin Says It Wants To Save U.S. - Russia Ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with public representatives of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol on the 7th anniversary of the referendum on the state status of the republic and its reunification with Russia, via teleconference call at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.© Sputnik 

TASS: Kremlin ready to hold Putin-Biden talks at any time convenient for US president 

The White House has not accepted the offer to hold live talks between Putin and Biden yet 

MOSCOW, March 19. /TASS/. The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden may still take place on Monday, if the US is unable to hold the discussion on Friday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. He reminded that the Kremlin is also ready to hold the talks at any time convenient for Biden. 

The White House has not accepted the offer to hold live talks between the Russian and US leaders yet. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated that Biden would be on a working trip to the US state of Georgia on Friday, so it is unlikely that he will be able to hold talks with Putin on this day. 

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Update #1: Kremlin: Putin’s offer of a call with Biden was to save ties (AP) 

Update #2: Kremlin Says It Offered Public Call With Biden (RFE) 

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