The Day After Tomorrow Meeting Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin Is Ready To Extradite Cyber Criminals To The US, As Long As...

Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin. (Wikimedia Commons/The Presidential Press and Information Office/www.kremlin.ru)

JAKARTA - Russia is ready to extradite cybercriminals to the United States on a reciprocal basis, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Rossiya-1 TV, Sunday, June 13 local time.

President Putin made this statement ahead of his meeting with US President Joe Biden in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday, June 16 the day after tomorrow.

"If we agree on the extradition of criminals, then Russia will naturally do that, but only if the other party, in this case, the United States, agrees to the same and will also extradite the relevant criminals to the Russian Federation," Vladimir Putin said. , Monday 14 June.

According to him, such an understanding is formalized in interstate relations, which is appropriate where the parties assume certain commitments. Vladimir Putin believes that, in most cases, both parties are equal, have the same commitment.

"Cybersecurity is one of the most important issues, the most pressing problem right now, because breaking the whole system has very serious consequences. And it turns out to be possible," he stressed.

Separately, President Joe Biden himself in his statement on the same day admitted that he did not rule out negotiations between Washington and the Kremlin. However, Joe Biden remains wary of President Vladimir Putin ever changing his behavior, as quoted by CNN.

Earlier on Thursday last week, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told 'CBS This Morning' President Biden would raise several issues of concern during his meeting with Putin.

"The President's focus is on delivering messages that are important to the American people and using this meeting as an opportunity to advance our interests," Psaki said.

"The president will raise areas where he has concern, whether it's ransomware attacks or aggression on the Ukrainian border, or human rights violations. But, there are also areas we think we can work on together," Psaki said.

As previously reported, President Joe Biden and President Putin will meet at Villa La Grange, Geneva, Switzerland on June 16. A number of agendas are said to be discussed at the meeting which is planned to be attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.