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Joe Biden has started the first trip abroad of his tenure to Europe.
His goal: to redefine the role of the USA in the world after four years of erratic foreign policy under Donald Trump.
But first the US president has to fight one or two battles.
A swarm of cicadas had struck the military base near Washington - and chose the president as a victim.
In Washington and the surrounding area, billions of insects are currently in the air - a deafening and rare natural spectacle.
Joe Biden, US President
“Watch out for the cicadas!
I just got one!
She just caught me! "
Because of the insects, journalists who were traveling with them had to change planes, and thousands of animals had settled in the engines.
The replacement plane took off six and a half hours late.
The US president wants to set an example before the G7 summit in Cornwall, UK.
Joe Biden, US President
»Strengthen the [transatlantic] alliance.
Putin and China make it clear that Europe and the US are close allies and that the G7 will move. "
Reporter: "Mr. President, do you want to present a vaccine strategy for the world?"
Joe Biden, US President:
"I have one and I will announce it."
Even after his arrival at the British military base in Mildenhall, he sent a clear message, especially in the direction of Russia.
Joe Biden, US President
“I'm going to the G7, then to the NATO ministerial conference, and then to a meeting with Mr Putin to tell him what I want to say.
And at each of these meetings, we will make it clear that the United States is back and that the world's democracies stand together to tackle the toughest challenges and the issues that matter most to our future. "
In particular, the meeting with the Russian President in Geneva on June 16 is eagerly awaited.
It is the first meeting of the two men as presidents.
You have agreed on Switzerland - a meeting point on neutral ground.
Joe Biden, US President
“I am going to Geneva to meet a man I have spent time with before - President Vladimir Putin.
We are not looking for a conflict with Russia, we want a stable, predictable relationship.
Our two nations share an incredible responsibility, including ensuring strategic stability and compliance with arms control agreements.
I take this responsibility seriously, but the United States will respond robustly and meaningfully if the Russian government does damage.
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Russia and China as opponents, Europe as friends - Biden strives for stability.
The G7 summit will show whether this will lead to the first political results.
