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First summit in the shadow of tensions: Biden and Putin meet in Geneva

The presidents of the United States and Russia will hold talks for about five hours at a villa near Lake Geneva, after which they will hold separate press conferences. In both countries, they point out that no breakthroughs are expected, given the slump in relations

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Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 12:21 Updated: 14:12

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US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet today (Wednesday) for a first summit, but the two powers do not anticipate a breakthrough in the many disputes between them.

The meeting, in the Swiss city of Geneva, takes place at a time when the two presidents agree that relations between Washington and Moscow are at an all-time low. For four months since the Democratic president entered the White House, they have insulted Zeb in it. Biden called Putin a "killer" and accused him of cyber-attacks against American interests, undermining democracy after the imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and interfering in US elections.

The talks are expected to last between four and five hours, after lengthy negotiations between the parties on the formulation of the agenda. Putin and his advisers will be the first to reach the summit site, at Villa La Grange, an 18th-century mansion nestled on Lake Geneva. Biden and his advisers will then arrive, and the Swiss president will welcome the two leaders.

Initially, Biden and Putin will hold a small meeting, in conjunction with their foreign ministers.

Further discussions will expand and will include five senior advisers from each side.

Putin will then enter a press conference alone, and Biden will enter one of his own afterwards.

The White House opposed a joint press conference in order not to give the Russian president a stage, after the bizarre appearance alongside former President Donald Trump in 2018.

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Putin arrives at Geneva meeting today (Photo: Reuters)

Carlmin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said before the summit that it "will not be easy" The issues on the agenda "are mostly problematic".

"There are many questions that have been marginalized for a long time and need to be clarified. Therefore, President Putin comes with a sincere desire and builds to raise questions and try to find solutions. No, this will not be a historic day, and we should not expect any breakthrough. The situation between Russia and America is difficult. every".

However, he added that "the fact that the two presidents have agreed to meet and finally start talking about the problems is already an achievement. We can say this right now, the summit already has a positive outcome, but we should not expect breakthroughs."

Peskov noted that the issues on which Russia discuss Russia include strategic stability, arms control, cooperation in regional conflicts, cooperation in the fight against the corona plague and climate change.

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