The meeting between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden has ended.

APA's Moscow correspondent reports quoting Russia 24 channel that the Putin-Biden talks held in a video conference format lasted for 2 hours.

Only footage of the leaders greeting each other was released from the meeting.

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A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden has begun.

APA's Moscow correspondent reports quoting Rossiya24 that the Putin-Biden talks are being held in a video conference format.

The talks focus on bilateral relations, the conflict in Ukraine, and NATO's advance to the east and Russia's borders.

Putin and Biden are taking part in the talks in private.

The leaders of Russia and the United States greeted each other.

The US President said he was glad to see his Russian counterpart and regretted that their meetings at the G20 summit did not take place.