Explanation of Biden’s comments… “Putin, I’m not interested in dialogue… Negotiations are for Ukraine to decide”
“A Russian crude oil upper limit of 60 dollars per barrel is appropriate … a limiting effect on Russian war finance is expected”
The White House clarified on the 2nd (local time) that President Joe Biden had mentioned the possibility of talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin the day before, saying, “President Biden has no intention of talking to Putin on this of time.”
John Kirby, the White House’s National Security Council (NSC) Strategic Communications Coordinator said in a video briefing that day, “As President Biden said, Putin shows no interest in any dialogue, and instead, all of his actions are illegal and he wants to continue a war without cause. show,” he said.
President Biden said in a press conference after the summit with French President Emmanuel Macron the day before, “If President Putin is interested in deciding to find a way to end the war, I ready to talk to him.” Comments were raised. he may have hinted at the possibility of negotiation by saying that.
However, Coordinator Kirby said, “President Biden made absolutely no suggestion that now is the time to talk.” We have consistently stated that we can decide what the conditions are.”
“The role of the United States is to continue to support Ukraine’s success on the battlefield so that it has as much negotiating power as possible if there is a dialogue with Russia in the future,” he said.
“We think $60 is appropriate and will work,” he said of the European Union’s agreement today to cap the price of Russian crude oil at $60 a barrel.
He said the original purpose of the cap was not to completely block Russia’s oil exports, but rather to limit Russia’s ability to finance the war while balancing oil supply and demand in the global market that supports this,” he said.
At the same time, he explained that the upper limit price is not fixed and can be adjusted according to future circumstances.
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