MOSCOW, March 14 (TASS) - Moscow and Washington are not looking at organizing a meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Joe Biden of the United States, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Monday.

The US media reported earlier that President Biden is expected to pay a visit to Europe to discuss the situation around Ukraine.

"No, there are no such discussions," Peskov said when asked whether a possible meeting between Presidents Putin and Biden is being looked at.

According to NBC TV, during his trip to Europe, Biden is likely to visit Brussels, where NATO and EU steering bodies are headquartered. No further details of the trip and its concrete dates have been provided.

Amid Russia’s special operation in Ukraine, the United States has repeatedly stressed that it maintains close cooperation and coordination with its European allies.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in response to a request for help by the heads of the Donbass republics. He stressed that Moscow had no plans of occupying Ukrainian territories, but aimed to demilitarize and denazify the country.

When clarifying the unfolding developments, the Russian Defense Ministry reassured that Russian troops are not targeting Ukrainian cities, but are limited to surgically striking and incapacitating Ukrainian military infrastructure. There are no threats whatsoever to the civilian population.