"They have problems": Biden explained whether he was ready to talk to Putin

The White House Head stated that he did not see the willingness of Russian President Vladimir Putin to change his behavior. At the same time, Biden noted that he was ready to speak with any leader who wants it. US President Joe Biden is not ready to negotiate with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The American leader said this during a press conference after the NATO summit in Washington on Thursday, July 11.

"I am not ready to talk to Putin because he is not ready to change his behavior," Biden said. He believes that "Putin has a problem in the war he allegedly won. " According to the US President, Russia has previously seized 17. 3% of Ukraine, and now this figure is 17. 4%. "They have no much success. They caused horrific damage, caused the death of people. But they also lost more than 350,000 soldiers or wounded," he said.

At the same time, more than a million people, especially young people with technical skills, have left the boundaries of the Russian Federation, added the white house head. "They have problems. But what they manage is to control a public reaction, information that comes to people. They lie to what the world stands for their voters, they lie to what the world is worth what is happening.

Therefore, the idea of ​​what We will be able to fundamentally change Russia in the near future - it is unlikely, "Biden said. The American leader believes that Putin will not stop in Ukraine, so Russia should be restrained for the sake of the West's safety. In the end, Biden summarized that "he was ready to speak with any leader who wants to speak, and in particular, with Putin, if he called and wanted to speak.