Biden to discuss Russia with Ukraine, Bucharest Nine
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US President Joe Biden will discuss his summit with Russia's President Putin and the current security situation with Ukraine and the Bucharest Nine.
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US President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky
The White House said on Wednesday that US President Joe Biden plans to call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, December 9, to discuss the results of his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The statement also said that Biden will be speaking with the Bucharest Nine, which is a group of countries on the eastern edge of NATO, comprising Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovakia, on the same subject.
Biden will also hear their input on the current security situation, and "underscore the US commitment to Transatlantic security."
The Putin-Biden summit, which took place two days ago, had a direct impact on the Russian market, which registered a growth following the talks.
Russia "has the right to defend its security"
Though he hailed the talks as "constructive", Putin said Russia "has a peaceful foreign policy, but has the right to defend its security."
"Russia is seriously interested in obtaining reliable legal guarantees that will exclude NATO's eastward expansion and the deployment of offensive strike weapons in countries adjacent to Russia," a Kremlin statement mentioned.
The Biden administration has discussed imposing economic sanctions with its European allies. Biden raised the potential for economic retaliation with Putin as a consequence of breaching Ukraine’s sovereignty, according to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
