The president nicknamed “killer” will accept the invitation? Following the recent sharp deterioration in US-Russia relations, tonight (Friday) Biden appears to be trying to calm things down. The US president has decided to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the administration’s first climate conference since taking office.
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According to the White House announcement, the climate summit to which Biden invited 40 leaders from around the world will take place next month – April 22 and 23 – and will be held through the zoom. Also invited to the summit: Prime Minister Netanyahu, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of France Emanuel Macron, President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro And more.
Biden was asked about Putin and Shay’s invitation, before boarding Marine 1, the presidential helicopter andReplied that he had not personally spoken to the two leaders. That is, he said, there were no further calls beyond the ones he had when he took office – but they know they were invited. Inside such, Biden updated that he spoke with Boris Johnson today and among the issues that came up, the two also talked about the climate.
This is an important step designed to return the US to the forefront of tackling global warming and climate change – following the completely opposite policy pursued by the Trump administration, which decided to withdraw from the Paris Agreement – a decision that Biden changed on his first day in office.
The White House said in a statement that “in recent years scientists have stressed the need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius to prevent the adverse effects of climate change.” In doing so, it was noted that the main goal of the summit is to expedite efforts to achieve the goal. Meanwhile, the conference will present ways to encourage the promotion of innovative technologies and assist weak countries in dealing with the effects of climate change.
About two weeks ago, President Biden caused a stir after calling Russian President Putin a “killer” in an interview with ABC. Following the unusual statement – Russia has announced that it is returning its ambassador for consultations. Biden’s remarks came after the earlier release of the US intelligence report – which reinforced claims that Putin was behind Moscow’s interference in the 2016 US election, despite Moscow reiterating that it was a “baseless accusation”.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded by describing the unusual remarks made by Biden as “very bad” and “unprecedented.” He told reporters at a conference call that Russia would “re-analyze its approach to relations with Washington” and made it clear that Russia expects explanations from Washington following Biden’s statement.