Biden will talk to Putin about topics important to us

  • 2021-06-15
  • BNS/TBT Staff

TALLINN - US President Joe Biden confirmed his commitment to the security of the Baltic states at Monday's NATO summit and will raise Baltic issues at his meeting with the Russian president on Wednesday, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told ETV's "Aktuaalne kaamera" news program.  

"US President Joe Biden confirmed that it is very important for him to protect the Baltic states, America is present in the Baltic states. And certainly talking to Vladimir Putin, he wants to emphasize important points for us," Kallas said according to ERR's English-language news portal, speaking to ERR's Brussels correspondent. 

Kallas and the presidents of Latvia and Lithuania met with Biden before the summit to discuss regional issues.