Washington:
US President Joe Biden in his 1st phone get in touch with with Vladimir Putin considering that taking workplace raised issues with the Kremlin leader more than the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Russian “aggression” against Ukraine, the White House stated Tuesday.
Biden placed the get in touch with in order to go over with Putin “our willingness to extend” for 5 years the New Commence nuclear weapons treaty, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters.
He also brought up “our strong support for Ukraine’s sovereignty in the face of Russia’s ongoing aggression,” Psaki stated.
Biden raised other “matters of concern, including the Solar Winds hack, reports of Russia placing bounties on United States soldiers in Afghanistan, interference in the 2020 election, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny and treatment of peaceful protesters by Russian security forces.”
Psaki stated Biden’s “intention was also to make clear that the United States will act firmly in defense of our national interests in response to malign actions by Russia.”
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