Russian, U.S security chiefs meet in Geneva in push for summit - TASS

FILE PHOTO: White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan delivers remarks during a press briefing inside the White House in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Russian Security Council secretary Nikolay Patrushev held talks in Geneva on Monday and discussed strategic stability, the Council was quoted by TASS news agency as saying.

The meeting was an important step in preparations for a possible summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Council said.

FILE PHOTO: Secretary of Russia's Security Council Nikolai Patrushev leaves after a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; writing by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Kevin Liffey)