Kuleba sees Biden-Putin summit as step towards deterrence, de-escalation

Talks between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are contributing to "deterrence and de-escalation."

That’s according to Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, who offered a comment to Reuters, Ukrinform reports.

"The contact itself serves (as) deterrence and de-escalation," Kuleba said in written remarks about Tuesday's call. "We appreciate the crucial diplomatic engagement of the U.S. in efforts to bring Russia back to the table of negotiations," Kuleba said.

The top diplomat is convinced that during the talks, Putin received a very clear and strong signal over the Russia-driven escalation along the border of Ukraine and in the region.

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"Our American partners have repeatedly made it clear to Moscow that any further military adventures will come at an extremely high cost. I am sure that this call was no exception," the chief of diplomacy stressed.

The Ukrainian foreign minister noted that preparations were underway for a phone call between Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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According to Ukrinform, a virtual summit of Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin took place on Tuesday, December 7.

The American leader voiced concern of the United States and the entire Western world over Russia's military activity around Ukraine.

Biden intends to brief key European allies on the outcome of his call with Putin.

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