US President Joe Biden mentioned Thursday he was prepared to talk to Vladimir Putin for the primary time for the reason that Ukraine invasion if the Russian chief actually desires to finish the conflict.

“I am ready to talk with Mr. Putin if in truth there may be an curiosity in him deciding he is on the lookout for a solution to finish the conflict. He hasn’t finished that but,” Biden advised a joint information convention along with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, who has maintained dialogue with Putin.