Putin and Biden are not planning negotiations at the climate summit

Bilateral talks between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden are not planned at the climate summit, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov . Previously, he said that the meeting between Putin and Biden could take place "without any conditions and at any time."

The President of the United States invited 40 world leaders, including Putin, to the climate summit, which will be held online on April 22-23. Today, Peskov said that the Russian President accepted the invitation, he will speak at the summit on April 22.

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Last week, Russian-American relations took an unexpected turn: against the backdrop of a sharp escalation in the Donbass and the deployment of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine, Biden called Putin and offered a personal meeting in a third country. The ruble reacted by taking off at the first attempt of the presidents to start a dialogue. If things continue like this, by the end of the year we can see the dollar at 70, say . analysts