Putin and Biden accepted the proposal to hold the summit, reported in Paris

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden during a meeting in Geneva at Villa La Grange. File photoPARIS Feb 21French President Emmanuel Macron proposed a summit between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and American President Joe Biden, both sides accepted the proposal, the Elysee Palace reports. «He (Macron) proposed a summit between President Biden and President Putin, and then with all stakeholders on security issues and strategic stability in Europe. Presidents Biden and Putin accepted the idea of ​​such a summit in principle,» the statement said. It is noted that the summit can only take place «if Russia does not invade Ukraine.» Moscow categorically rejects the plans attributed to it by the West to attack the neighboring country. The agenda of the summit will be prepared by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during their meeting on February 24, the Elysee Palace added. «President Biden has agreed in principle to meet with President Putin again if there is no invasion,» she said.Putin-style strategic deterrenceAllegations that Russia is allegedly preparing provocations in Ukraine continue to come from the West, despite the return of Russian troops to their places of deployment after the exercises. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, at a meeting with Putin on February 14, reported that «part of the exercises are coming to an end, some will be completed in the near future.» The next day, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said that the Southern and Western military districts had begun returning troops to their places of deployment. The plans attributed to Moscow to escalate the situation around Ukraine in Russia are categorically denied and constantly declare that they are not threatening anyone, but all the statements are being used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. As Lavrov said earlier, Moscow does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation.