Although President Biden Insults President Putin, Kremlin Says US-Russia Dialogue Is Still Necessary In Many Ways For The World

(L-L) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, President Joe Biden, President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland (Wikimedia Commons/White House)

JAKARTA - US President Joe Biden's personal insult to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has had a negative impact on relations between the two countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Nevertheless, Dmitry Peskov said dialogue between Moscow and Washington is still necessary in many ways, which he says are in the interests of the whole world.

"Personal insults cannot but leave their mark on relations between heads of state. Especially personal insults, which in general should have no place in the rhetoric of heads of state," a Kremlin spokesman said, quoted from TASS on March 30.

"Of course, this factor has a negative impact," continued Peskov.

Nevertheless, continued Peskov, "dialogue between Russia and the United States is necessary in any case."

"This is necessary not only in the interests of our two countries, but also in the interests of the whole world. One way or another, sooner or later we will have to talk about issues of strategic stability, security, and so on," Peskov said.

"In other words, these issues can and should only be discussed by us (the United States and Russia)," he continued.

This is how a Kremlin spokesman answered questions about whether Putin saw the need to meet with Biden, and whether he was in the mood to speak after the insult to his speech.

Earlier, the US president himself said he had not ruled out the possibility of a new face-to-face meeting with the Russian president, but said the prospect of organizing potential talks hung on their agenda.

It is known, President Biden recently used a number of 'spicy' terms against President Putin during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has the potential to worsen relations between the two countries, has attracted the attention of several parties.

Recently, President Biden had said President Putin could not stay in power, and called him a butcher, during a visit to Poland. Previously, he had also called President Putin a war criminal.

Peskov regretted President Biden's remarks, judging that it was inappropriate and that the country's leaders should be able to control their emotions. Meanwhile, the US Ambassador to Moscow, John Sullivan, was summoned by the Russian Foreign Ministry last week.

The White House, the US Secretary of State, diplomats and US politicians are also trying to dampen the aftermath of President Biden's statement. There are also a number of Western politicians, including French President Emmanuel Macron to the United Nations and the European Union have also spoken about this.