1.BIDEN AT A LOSS: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN RECENT HISTORY,
THE U.S. PRESIDENT WAS DENIED A MEETING
3.American politicians are completely perplexed, because they have never denied anything. Most world leaders dream of such a meeting and stand in line waiting for the White House host to descend on them.
4.The American establishment is in a panic, what are these Russians doing again?
5.After shouting from the Kremlin, the U.S. navy turned back and had a nice conversation on the phone and then at the last moment the Russian President refused to meet.
6.The meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joseph Biden cannot be organized as soon as possible, the issue is under study, said Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian leader.
7.During his conversation with journalists, Peskov was asked about the statement of U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who said the day before that Biden invited Putin to meet "in the coming weeks."
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken
8.Asked whether it is a bilateral meeting or a climate summit to be held on the initiative of the United States, Peskov said: "No, the bilateral meeting, of course, will not be possible so quickly to organize, the issue is still under analysis. That's the first one. And secondly, of course, we are talking about the Climate Summit scheduled for next week."
9.The President's spokesman noted that the issue of the Russian side's participation in the Climate Summit is also under discussion.
10."No, while it is being discussed, it is under discussion," Peskov said when asked whether a decision had been taken.
11.Asked whether the decision would depend on whether the U.S. would accept new sanctions against Russia on Thursday, he said: "Everything will depend on the decision that the head of state will make."
12.Peskov noted that Washington's new restrictive measures will not contribute to the meeting between Putin and Biden.
13."The fact that, let's say, the possible sanctions under discussion will not contribute to such a meeting in any way, is unequivocal," Peskov said, answering the relevant question.
14."It will hinder or not hinder (the summit), it will be the decision of the presidents," he said.
15.According to Peskov, Biden has already made an offer to meet, so the President of the Russian Federation will have to make a decision.
16.Politely and diplomatically, the Americans were thrown out the door of a possible meeting, which the Oval Office clearly did not expect.