The situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border does not affect the US president’s intention to hold a meeting.
The US leader was asked at the White House about a possible meeting with Putin in June:
“I’m sure we’re in a position to do that [to have a meeting]. We don’t have a definite time or place. This is being worked out.”
Asked whether the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border was affecting his intention to hold the summit, the president replied:
“It does not affect my desire to hold a one-on-one meeting. He [Putin] had more troops [on the Russian-Ukrainian border] before, there are still troops there, but there are significantly fewer than there were a month ago.”
On 13 April, Biden, in a phone conversation with the Russian president, floated the idea of holding a Russian-American summit in a third country in the coming months. The US chief of staff subsequently explained that he had suggested that his Russian counterpart meet in Europe in the summer.