Kremlin says no contact yet about Russian, US presidents' meeting

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) – Russia and the US are not negotiating a possibility of a presidential meeting, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

"There are no preliminary contacts in this regard. Of course, any conflict ends at the negotiating table, and this has been repeatedly said.

"Of course, first of all, we are talking about the speedy completion of the special military operation by achieving the goals set by the Russian Federation," Peskov said at a press briefing in Moscow.

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would seek to end the conflict in Ukraine "the sooner the better," followed by a statement from the White House that US President Joe Biden would "definitely be ready" to meet with Putin "if there was a serious and real" readiness on the Russian side.