INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
speak with President Vladimir Putin.In the strongest suggestion so far that he would be prepared to sit down with Putin, Biden said late
Thursday he would be willing to speak to the Russian leader for the first time since the Ukraine invasion if he truly wants to end the
Putin to pull out of Ukraine, number one
with his NATO allies."I'm prepared to speak with Mr
Putin if in fact there is an interest in him deciding he's looking for a way to end the war," he said at a joint news conference with
warned against cutting off the Russian leader.Biden and Macron both vowed long-term support to Ukraine in its fight against Russian
invaders.AFP contributed reporting.
