Putin sees ‘no need’ for Biden talks, undecided on whether he will attend G20

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks to the media after the summit of leaders from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 14, 2022. © Valery Sharifulin, AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he sees “no need” to hold talks with US President Joe Biden, who said earlier this week that the possibility of meeting with the Russian leader on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali in November “would depend” on what Putin wanted to discuss. Putin, speaking in the Kazakh capital, also said that his attendance at the summit was “not finalised”. Read FRANCE 24’s liveblog to catch up on the day's events as they unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).  

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