The Kremlin on Friday said it was “good” that US President Joe Biden was seeking dialogue with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after Biden called for de-escalation. “President Putin has spoken about the appropriateness of building relations, normalising relations and de-escalating relations,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday. “In this regard, it is indeed good that the points of view of the two heads of state coincide on this”. Biden has promised to take a much firmer line on Moscow than his predecessor Donald Trump. Last month Biden caused an uproar in Moscow after he agreed with a description of Putin as a “killer”.

Source: The Guardian April 16, 2021 11:57 UTC