Biden and Putin agree in principle to meet. (Edit to add "in principle")

[Nevilledog]

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Tweet text:

Kevin Liptak
@Kevinliptakcnn
Élysée says tonight that in back to back calls, Macron proposed a summit between Biden and Putin. “Presidents BIDEN and PUTIN have both accepted the principle of such a summit,” their readout says.
5:53 PM · Feb 20, 2022

[Samrob]

1. I hope it's a zoom meeting. I don't trust Putin at all. nt

[underpants]

3. I was about to post the same thing.

[orleans]

12. i was about to post:

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE!

[Tetrachloride]

2. Headline should say: are open to meeting

there is NO confirmation of a meet from the White House nor the Kremlin

No location

No date

No protocol

No indication of what preconditions

[Nevilledog]

6. Here ya go

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[Tetrachloride]

7. White House has not confirmed.

[Nevilledog]

8. Then wait.

[Tetrachloride]

10. i expect the headline to not put words in the mouth of the White House

nor to raise expectations.

there is no guarantee of a meeting

therefore the headline is inaccurate

we should not count the chickens before they are hatched

[orleans]

11. too late. aren't they already invading? nt

[lame54]

4. Don't drink the tea, Joe

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Yeah

[Cha]

9. Rt TY

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. BREAKING: Biden and Putin accept French proposal to meet

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[Bleacher Creature]

14. Words can't describe how fortunate we are that Biden is President (and not Trump).

I get that Putin wouldn't need to invade invade Ukraine if Trump was still acting as Russia's proxy in pushing back against Ukraine's integration into NATO and the Western Bloc more generally, but obviously that's just as terrifying a prospect.

[underpants]

18. I think he was going to do this either way

our relationship with NATO was strained BY Trump. It doesn’t take much to figure out why.

This kind of operation takes a while to get ready. Putin was already working on it before the election I’m sure.

[crickets]

15. Macron really has stepped up in this situation.

I hope the meeting takes place and does... something good. Something other than war.

[Septua]

16. Putin is Europe's Hitler

I never gave much thought to Putin before the era of Trump. He's ruthless dictator and Trump admires him, which confirms Trump's idea of making America great.

But listening to analysis after analysis of Putin's motives with Ukraine, there's no good outcome for him in attacking Ukraine and yet, he appears determined to attack Ukraine just because he wants Ukraine. If the world gave him Ukraine, would it end there? I doubt it.

[Septua]

20. I stand corrected

An MSNBC pundit said Putin isn't a Hitler because his objective isn't the same. Putin isn't trying to take over the world. According to this guy, Michael Mc Faul, Putin wants to be remembered as the guy who restored Russia back to a greatness.

[alittlelark]

17. I hate war and destruction.

But it is time to toss a bunker buster bomb into Putin’s 1 billion plus dollar residence.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin%27s_Palace

[LetMyPeopleVote]

19. Statement from Press Secretary Jan Psaki

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