Putin and Biden Hold Phone Conversation

U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have completed a phone conversation that lasted nearly an hour, the White House has announced.

“President Biden's conversation with President Putin concluded over a secure line at 12:06 PM Eastern Time,” the statement said.

This dialogue, the third between the two leaders since the onset of the crisis around Ukraine, started at 11:04 AM (8:04 PM Yerevan time).

Before speaking with Biden, Putin also had conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.