The Kremlin said Monday, December 6 that it did not expect a "
breakthrough
" during the virtual meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden scheduled for Tuesday, at the height of tensions between Moscow and Washington.
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"
It is difficult to expect a breakthrough in these negotiations,
" Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, quoted by Russian news agencies, as saying that bringing order was unlikely in "
the Augean stables
" of bilateral relations "
in a few hours
" of maintenance.
