Vladimir Putin Still Wants To Have That Talk With Joe Biden, Kremlin Says

Vladimir Putin is still hoping for a public conversation with Joe Biden to clear the air between the two presidents after the U.S. leader’s accusation that he’s a killer, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.

The White House brushed off Putin’s initial proposal, made late Thursday in comments to state television, for a talk to be shown live on either Friday or Monday. But Peskov said Russia is going ahead with a formal request to the U.S. to hold it at “any convenient time for the U.S. president.”

“Mr. Biden has made rather unprecedented statements,” Peskov told a conference call. “In order to prevent these statements from doing harm to the already sad state of bilateral relations, Putin proposed discussing the situation, but doing it openly, since it would be of interest to the peoples of both countries.”

Biden’s affirmative answer when asked in an interview this week with ABC News whether he thought Putin was a killer sent already-tense ties to a new low. After Russia responded by summoning its ambassador from Washington, Putin fired back with a schoolyard expression that can be roughly translated as “it takes one to know one.”

He made his offer for the talk -- not a debate but a discussion, according to Peskov -- after a rousing speech to tens of thousands of supporters in a Moscow stadium at a celebration of the anniversary of Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, an event that sparked the latest round of tensions between Moscow and the West.

Putin said he’ll be busy on a wilderness trip in Siberia this weekend, but could be available at other times.

The White House said Biden will be “quite busy,” noting that he already talked to Putin by phone earlier this year.

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[Hexdlt]

Is it strange that I am American but will be rooting for Putin, he can embarrass Biden and finally all is voters will have to admit he has dementia

[imthebadguy]

When Biden debates Putin, will Chris Wallace be there to help him?

[groovytunes]

Not sure if Biden understands that Calling a World leader a Murderer.
Will not help.

[justoldog]

I kind of miss the time our president actually lessened tensions with other nations and leaders that we have had problems with in the past. But, hey, thats just me.

[mrmbr]

I want to see it. Unedited or interpreted by msm.

[doctorstrangelove]

I would actually feel bad for Putin wanting to have conversation with dementia Joe. Can you imagine him wondering off, not focusing, come on man, you know the thing, referencing people from 1990's and jokes that Putin has no clue about.

[AStout-tfej]

Biden should probably talk to the US people first and then engage the media and answer some substantive questions. Putin will have to wait in line to talk to him.

[jsit]

Come on Joe, try being a diplomat for once

[irishvikingrevna]

Why, dementia joe wont remember what they talked about the next day.

[soggybiscuit]

Biden needs permission from president harris first 🤷‍♀️

[JohnSmithyy]

Joe Biden doesn’t even know what day it is, let alone what’s going on in this country.

[lk]

Biden to his handlers: "What should I do?"
Handlers: "Have you taken your medication?"

[thedave]

putin wants to have a live chat with biden without any feed delay or preplanned statements... the world leaders know biden is basically a potato. lol

[vulcan]

Joe will ask for the questions in advance.

[punchtop]

Senile Joe is “quite busy” now...he’s learning how to climb stairs

[RudeHaus]

I suggest a live public debate. Certainly a skilled politician such as President Joe Biden, with his decades of public service and his vast knowledge of national and global affairs, and of course considering his esteemed position as an eminent world leader, would be more than a match for Vladimir Putin. Get this done!

[SPEAKEASYAZ]

Joe couldn't handle it, he not even have a press conference unless he gets the question first. He has to put it on receipe card.

[JohnA]

Putin will have to submit everything he wants to talk about beforehand so they can prepare biden's teleprompter.

[MegaOshawott]

C'mon man! Let's do pushups. Let's go run. Let's take an IQ test. - Sleep Joe.

[eliassalcedo]

Trump did whatever Putin asked for, but not Biden.