Zelensky, Blinken coordinate positions ahead of Biden-Putin call

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed on the positions ahead of the Tuesday phone call of U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

That’s according to Zelensky’s tweet posted December 6, Ukrinform reports.

“Agreed positions with Sec Blinken before the phone conversation of Presidents Biden and Putin. Agreed to continue joint & concerted action,” the tweet reads.

The president thanked Ukraine’s strategic partners & allies “for the continued support of our sovereignty & territorial integrity.”

“Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine,” Zelensky concluded.

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As Ukrinform reported earlier, on Tuesday, December 7, U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a video call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

The leaders of the United States and Russia plan to discuss U.S. concerns about Russia's increasing military presence on the border with Ukraine, as well as other topics, a source in the United States said. They will also discuss bilateral relations and the implementation of the agreements reached at the June summit in Geneva, the Kremlin said.

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