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08
December
2021

Biden plans to speak with Zelensky on Thurs, briefs Western leaders on talks with Putin – White House

WASHINGTON. Dec 8 (Interfax) – U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday that American leader Joseph Biden would have a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday.

"President Biden will be speaking with President Zelensky on Thursday," Sullivan said.

Sullivan also said that Biden had informed the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Great Britain about the talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

"After the call, he spoke with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, and the UK to debrief them on the call and to consult on the way forward," Sullivan said.

He noted that then, the U.S. administration was also informing the embassies and permanent missions of NATO member states, the EU and key allies in the Indo-Pacific region about the results of the negotiations.