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“It seems we had constructive talks,” Lavrov said after the meeting with Blinken, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. He added that there was a need to get beyond the “unhealthy situation, which occurred in relations between Moscow and Washington in the previous years.”
Separately in Moscow on the same day Putin told the local press that he wanted to draw a line under Biden’s “killer” comments and focus on improving relations with the US.
While the two seasoned diplomats had their first opportunity to sound each other out and see where they might cooperate and where they might clash, the on big item on the agenda was trying to settle a date and venue for a proposed one-on-one summit between Biden and Putin, which is supposed to happen somewhere in Europe on June 15-16.
No news was forthcoming as to if any progress had been made in setting the date and place for the meeting. Lavrov declined to comment on a possible Biden-Putin meeting, according to an Interfax report. The Kremlin is reviewing the proposal, but still has not formally accepted the invitation.
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