Putin: I have said this before, when we analyze someone, we have the feeling that we are looking at them through a magnifying glass, or at least through a pane of glass. In reality, we are looking at ourselves in the mirror.
After all, we have to move forward with our intergovernmental relations, so here is what I was just thinking about so that we don't continue to make back-and-forth statements: Last time, the initiative for our phone call came from President Biden (Translator's note: At that time, it was about the extension of the NEW START treaty).
I would like to suggest to President Biden that we continue our discussion, but on one condition: That we do it live, online. Without delays, in a direct, open discussion. I think that would be interesting for the Russian people and for the American people, yes, and also for many other countries, after all, on the shoulders of the largest nuclear powers lies a special responsibility for the security of the planet.
We can talk about our bilateral relations, about strategic stability, about the resolution of regional conflicts, there are many of them, I will not list them here. And also about other problems that humanity is facing today, I mean the fight against the pandemic, as we know, the situation in the U.S. is not easy, they are still far from a solution, we are moving forward much safer. We can tell something about this, share our experience.
But I repeat, on the condition that it will be a direct, fair conversation, and live.
Question from the journalist: When? Any time?
Putin: I don't want to put it on the back burner, on the weekend I want to go to Taiga, have some rest, but we can do it tomorrow or let's say on Monday.
Here you go, we are ready to do it at any time convenient to the American side. I will give the appropriate instruction to the State Department right now.
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