Bilateral contacts between Russian President Vladimir Putin with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden and other heads of state are not planned within the framework of the upcoming climate summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"No. Such contacts are not planned," the spokesman said, answering the relevant question.
The U.S. President invited 40 world leaders, including Putin, to the climate summit, which Washington intends to organise on April 22-23 in a virtual format. On Monday, the Kremlin announced that Putin had accepted the invitation, that he would speak at the 22 April meeting via video conference and outline Russia's approach to the issue.
Earlier, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed preparations for the summit, Sputnik recalls,
