Biden Has No Plans To Meet Putin During G20 Summit, Says White House

A reporter asked White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre if US President Joe Biden will meet with the Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit.

Karine Jean-Pierre replied that the US president has no plans to meet the Russian president, even to discuss the release of basketball player Brittney Griner.

Biden “has no intention of meeting with President Putin,” said Karine Jean-Pierre. This statement comes after statements by Russia's foreign minister that Russia is open to talks but Washington DC must put forward sane and serious proposals.

Joe Biden himself, during an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper said that he has does not plan to meet with the Russian president. “Look, I have no intention of meeting with him,” said Biden. Adding that he might meet with the Russian president but only to talk about the release of Brittney Griner, implying there won't be any effort to talk about Ukraine and end the war.

Griner is a basketball player who was arrested in Russia after Russian authorities discovered drugs in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. On August, she was sentenced 9 years to prison. She is appealing the verdict and the court will hear her appeal on 25th October.