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President Putin arrives at the summit site
The Russian caravan took President Vladimir Putin and his delegation to Villa La Grange.
He was greeted by the President of Switzerland, Guy Parmelin, on the steps of the mansion, where they posed briefly for photographers before entering, prior to the arrival of President Biden.
CNN's chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward described Putin as "laid-back" and "jovial."
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Russia's expectations for the summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Geneva and headed to Villa La Grange on the shores of Lake Geneva, a historic 18th-century mansion where his summit with Biden will take place.
Russian expectations for this crucial summit are low, echoing the framing the White House has been using in recent days.
The fact that the meeting takes place is considered an achievement.
That said, there are common areas: climate change, arms reduction, various regional conflicts are topics that you could discuss.
And we even got to see some signed joint statements on some of those issues, according to the Kremlin.
But with major disagreements central to this strained relationship between the United States and Russia, no one seriously expects any solid progress during a single summit.
There are some areas where we are unlikely to see any movement, including cyberattacks against the US emanating from Russia, the military threat that Russia continues to pose to its neighbors, particularly Ukraine, and the issue of Navalny and other activists from the opposition who have been attacked within Russia.
Ultimately, on these important issues, we expect Putin to take a hard line.
1 hour ago
What you need to know about the Biden-Putin meeting
President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will have their first face-to-face meeting on Wednesday at a high-profile summit in Geneva.
The White House said in a statement that it seeks "to restore the predictability and stability of the relationship between the United States and Russia."
Biden will also hold a solo press conference after the summit.
The long-awaited reunion comes at the end of Biden's first overseas trip since taking office.
14 hours ago
This is what happened at the US-EU summit on Tuesday
By Kevin Liptak
US President Joe Biden reached a summit with European Union leaders that officials said would focus primarily on trade issues.
Biden has yet to reverse the Trump-era tariffs on steel and aluminum, but he helped resolve a dispute that had raged for nearly two decades over subsidies for Boeing and Airbus.
The two sides were expected to announce a resolution to the aircraft dispute and signal progress on the metals tariffs without formally announcing their suspension yet.
Biden is eager to reestablish transatlantic ties on his European tour this week, hoping to enter the high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow by appearing united with Western allies.
That has come mainly in statements of support, but the resolution of the trade dispute is a concrete sign of his intention to normalize America's traditional alliances after four years of tension.
America is back.
We are committed, we have never quite left, but we reaffirm the fact that it overwhelmingly benefits the United States to have a great relationship with NATO and the EU, "Biden said at the beginning of the talks.
"I have a very different vision than my predecessor."
His message was received by his hosts, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
"The last four years have not been easy," von der Leyen said.
Officials want to ease trade tensions ahead of Biden's meeting with Putin to form a united front against Moscow.
16 hours ago
The brother of American detained in Russia has "hopes" in aid of Biden
By CNN's Adrienne Vogt
Paul Whelan sits in a holding cell while awaiting a courtroom hearing in Moscow, Russia, on August 23, 2019.
David Whelan, brother of Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia since 2018, said he is "hopeful" that the Joe Biden administration can help free his brother.
"I would say thank you," Whelan said he would tell Biden before Wednesday's meeting between the US president and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
“For extending the offer to have this summit.
For being pragmatic in the relationship with the Russian Federation and letting him know that we support him and the decisions he may have to make.
And we are hopeful that your administration will find a way to bring our brother, son, home to our family, "he added.
Paul Whelan, a former US Marine, was found guilty by a Moscow spy court on June 15, 2020 and sentenced to 16 years in prison.
He was detained in a Moscow hotel in December 2018 by Russian authorities who alleged that he was involved in an intelligence operation.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow is ready to hand over convicted US citizens in Russia, but Paul Whelan will not be among them.
David Whelan told CNN's Ana Cabrera that he believes his brother is being used as a bargaining chip.
Whelan also said he understands that Biden is in a "difficult situation."
"The president is responsible for all American citizens wherever they are, so it is a very difficult situation for him to have to decide," he said.
16 hours ago
The life of Russian President Vladimir Putin in pictures
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is a popular but polarizing figure who has dominated Russian politics since he was first elected in 2000.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is a popular but polarizing figure who has dominated Russian politics since he was first elected in 2000. See more photos of his life and career.
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Putin poses for a class photo in 1960. He was born on October 7, 1952 in what is now Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Putin dances with a classmate during a party in 1970.
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Putin, the latter, fights with a classmate in 1971. He then went on to study law at Leningrad State University, and in 1975 he joined the KGB, a Soviet-era spy agency.
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Putin poses with his parents, Vladimir and Maria, in 1985. A year earlier, he was selected to attend the Red Flag Intelligence Institute, where he learned German and English.
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From 1991 to 1994, Putin served as chairman of the St. Petersburg Foreign Relations Committee.
He also served as the city's deputy mayor.
Here, Putin together with the mayor of Saint Petersburg, Anatoly Sobchak, in 1992.
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Putin quickly rose through the political ranks.
Here, she gives flowers to Russian President Boris Yeltsin during a farewell ceremony in Moscow in December 1999. Yeltsin, Russia's first democratically elected president, was resigning from office.
Putin, its prime minister, was appointed interim president until the elections, which Putin won several months later.
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President-elect Putin watches the Russian Northern Fleet conduct tactical exercises in the Barents Sea in April 2000.
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Putin shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair after a press conference in London in April 2000.
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Putin dances with a young woman in Kazan, Russia, while participating in summer festivities in June 2000.
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Putin and US President Bill Clinton meet in Moscow in June 2000.
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Putin is greeted by North Korean leader Kim Jong II after arriving in Pyongyang in July 2000. Russia is one of the few countries that has diplomatic relations with North Korea.
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Putin talks to his wife, Lyudmila, while posing in front of the Taj Mahal in India in October 2000. They were married for 30 years before their divorce was finalized in 2014. They have two daughters together.
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Putin listens to US President George W. Bush during a visit to the White House in November 2001. A few months later, the two signed a treaty to reduce and limit their strategic nuclear warheads.
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Putin watches honor guards march past the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a wreath ceremony in Moscow in June 2003.
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Putin departs in an open carriage with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during a welcoming ceremony in London in June 2003.
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Putin strokes his dog Kuni while addressing reporters with German Chancellor Angela Merker in January 2007. Merkel, reportedly fearful of dogs since one attacked her in 1995, was photographed looking clearly uncomfortable when Putin brought her big Lab. black to the meeting in Sochi, Russia.
Years later, he told the German newspaper Bild that he had no intention of intimidating Merkel.
"When I found out that she doesn't like dogs, of course I apologized," he said.
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By 2008, Putin had finished two terms and was constitutionally bound to resign as president.
But he stayed close to power, becoming prime minister after Dimitry Medvedev, in the center, was chosen as his successor.
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Putin shakes hands with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in November 2008.
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Putin participates in a judo training session at a St. Petersburg athletics school in December 2009. Putin has a black belt.
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Putin officiates a wrestling contest while visiting a youth education forum near Russia's Seliger Lake in August 2011.
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Putin and Medvedev attend a session of the State Council in Moscow in December 2011. A few months later, Putin was re-elected president and Medvedev became prime minister.
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During a demonstration in Moscow, tears run down Putin's face after he was elected president for a third term in March 2012.
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Putin plays with his dogs Yume, left, and Buffy at their home in Novo-Ogaryovo, Russia, in March 2013.
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Putin and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands share a toast after unveiling a plaque at the Hermitage Amsterdam in April 2013. It is a branch of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
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A topless protester yells at Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merker during a visit inside Almenia in April 2013. That month Putin defended his government's record on freedom of expression and rejected a claim that it uses "Stalinist methods. "to crack down on critics and activists.
Two international rights groups had issued scathing reports on Putin's presidency, saying the changes to the law had helped authorities clamp down on dissent.
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Putin fishes in Russia's Tuva region while on vacation in July 2013. For years, Putin has cultivated a populist image in the Russian media.
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Putin arrives to witness a military exercise in Russia's Leningrad region in March 2014.
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From left to right, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, Putin and Medvedev look at their watches before the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in February 2014. Russia hosted the Olympics that year.
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Putin controls the puck during an ice hockey match between Russian amateur players and ice hockey stars at a festival in Sochi, Russia, in May 2014.
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US President Barack Obama toasts Putin at a luncheon in New York hosted by UN Secretary-General Ben Ki-moon in September 2015. "Amid the inevitable trials and setbacks, we never let us relax in our quest for progress and may we never abandon the quest for peace, "Obama said before clinking glasses.
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The two, bitterly at odds over issues in Ukraine and Syria, had a closed-door meeting later that day.
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Putin sits in a bathyscape as he dives into the Black Sea in August 2016. He dived underwater to see the remains of an ancient merchant ship that was found earlier that year.
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Putin exercises at a Black Sea resort in Sochi in August 2016.
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Putin shakes hands with US President Donald Trump as he meets on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Germany in July 2017. They spoke for more than two hours, discussing interference in the US elections and striking a deal to stop the violence in Syria.
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Putin and Medvedev speak during their visit to the New Jerusalem Orthodox Monastery outside the city of Istra, Russia, in November 2017.
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Putin shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during their meeting in Sochi in May 2018.
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Putin with FIFA President Gianni Infantino on the left and French President Emmanuel Macron on the right after the 2018 World Cup final in Moscow.
France defeated Croatia in the final.
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Putin hands Trump a World Cup soccer ball after his July 2018 summit in Helsinki, Finland.
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Putin inspects the Sayano-Shushensky Nature Reserve in Siberia in August 2018.
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Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin-Salman attend the G20 summit in Buenos Aires in November 2018.
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Putin welcomes North Korean leader Kim Jong ahead of their talks in Vladivostok, Russia, in April 2019.
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Pope Francis exchanges gifts with Putin when the Russian president visited Vatican City in July 2019.
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Putin poses with the leaders of African countries who visited Sochi to attend a Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum in October 2019.
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OPINION |
Biden's historic opportunity with Putin
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin to hold summit on Wednesday
Jim Langevin, a Democrat from Rhode Island and a member of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, and Michael T. McCaul, a Republican from Texas, who is the principal of that party on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, jointly co-founded and co-chair the Cybersecurity Caucus. congressional.
Both present their opinions of the possibilities that the expected summit opens this Wednesday between the president of the United States, Joe Biden, and that of Russia, Vladimir Putin.
Read the full post here.
17 hours ago
Meetings of US presidents with Russian leaders since 1943
By Melissa Velásquez Loaiza
This 1988 photo shows US Vice President George HW Bush, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Governors Island in New York in the late 1980s (Credit: Corbis Historical / Getty Images)
The leaders of the United States and Russia have met many times over the past century, sometimes as allies, sometimes as adversaries.
Look at the gallery to see historical photos of these encounters.
18 hours ago
The new "Transatlantic Agenda" of the US and the EU
By CNN's De James Frater
The United States and the European Union, in a joint statement, reaffirmed their commitment to the transatlantic partnership, setting out key cooperation objectives as part of the new “Transatlantic Agenda” for the post-pandemic era.
"We, the leaders of the European Union and the United States, meet today to renew our transatlantic partnership, establish a Joint Transatlantic Agenda for the post-pandemic era, and engage in a regular dialogue to assess progress," the two sides said, in a statement Tuesday.
"We have the opportunity and responsibility to help people earn a living and keep them safe, fight climate change and defend democracy and human rights," the statement added.
The joint statement, released by the European Council, comes after a meeting between EU officials and US President Joe Biden in Brussels, where talks focused on strengthening cooperation on issues such as the coronavirus pandemic. , the climate crisis, technological innovation and trade.
Together, we intend to: end the COVID-19 pandemic, prepare for future global health challenges, and drive a sustainable global recovery;
protect our planet and promote green growth;
strengthen trade, investment and technological cooperation;
build a more democratic, peaceful and secure world, "the statement said.
"We are committed to maintaining the rules-based international order with the United Nations at its center, revitalizing and reforming multilateral institutions where necessary and cooperating with all those who share these goals," the statement added.
19 hours ago
Biden arrives in Geneva: the details of the summit with Putin
By Kevin Liptak
President Joe Biden arrived in Geneva on Tuesday as US officials laid out the structure for his long-awaited talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Air Force One landed in Geneva around 10:20 am ET // 4:20 pm local.
Los funcionarios a bordo del avión dijeron que Biden se reuniría con Putin a la 1 p.m. hora local (7 a.m. ET) del miércoles en la villa junto al lago donde se está produciendo la cumbre. Putin llegará primero a la villa.
Ambos serán recibidos por el presidente de Suiza antes de que los tres posen para una foto.
Su primera reunión contará con cuatro participantes: Biden, Putin, el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, y el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia, Sergey Lavrov. Cada lado tendrá un traductor y habrá una sesión de fotos.
La reunión luego se ampliará con delegaciones de cinco miembros de cada lado, además de Biden y Putin. Aún no estaba claro quién participaría por Estados Unidos.
Los funcionarios estadounidenses dijeron que esperaban que las conversaciones duraran de cuatro a cinco horas, o quizás más. No se espera que los líderes compartan una comida.
“No se permite partir el pan”, dijo un alto funcionario de la administración.
Los dos líderes concluirán convocando conferencias de prensa separadas.
Los funcionarios subrayaron las modestas expectativas para las conversaciones y mencionaron la estabilidad nuclear y otros acuerdos de control de armas como una fuente potencial de acuerdo. Dijeron que era posible que las áreas de cooperación potencial se asignen a los asistentes para un trabajo adicional.
Se espera que el ransomware sea un factor importante en las conversaciones, y el funcionario dijo que Biden subrayaría los planes de Estados Unidos para responder a los continuos ataques dirigidos por el estado.
Biden planteará los derechos humanos, dijo el funcionario, pero no especificó si eso incluirá una discusión sobre el líder de la oposición Alexey Navalny.
Tanto los embajadores de Estados Unidos como de Rusia en las respectivas capitales estarán en Ginebra para las conversaciones.
El funcionario dijo que Biden ha estado revisando los temas en material escrito y comprometiéndose con una amplia variedad de asesores en el período previo a la cumbre.
Hace 19 horas
Biden parte de Bruselas hacia Ginebra
Biden sale de Bruselas hacia Ginebra. Fuente: Pool
El presidente Biden partió de Bruselas después de una cumbre de la OTAN y de conversaciones con los líderes de la UE.
Durante sus reuniones, Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea resolvieron un desacuerdo de 17 años sobre cuánto subsidia cada uno a su mayor fabricante de aviones. La resolución subraya el entusiasmo de Biden por restablecer los lazos transatlánticos durante su gira europea y por normalizar las alianzas tradicionales estadounidenses después de cuatro años de tensión.
El Air Force One partió alrededor de las 9:10 am ET con destino a Ginebra, donde se reunirá con el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin el miércoles.
Hace 20 horas
Biden se reunió con expertos rusos para prepararse para la cumbre de Putin
Por De Natasha Bertrand de CNN
El presidente Biden se reunió con un grupo de expertos rusos a principios de este mes para conocer su opinión sobre cómo tratar con Putin antes de la cumbre, dijo a CNN una persona familiarizada con la reunión.
Entre los asistentes se encontraban Angela Stent, ex oficial de inteligencia nacional para Rusia y Eurasia en el Consejo Nacional de Inteligencia; el ex embajador de Estados Unidos en Rusia Michael McFaul; el ex director senior del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional para Rusia Fiona Hill; el ex embajador en Rusia John Teft; el controvertido experto en Rusia Matthew Rojansky y la ex subsecretaria general de la OTAN Rose Gottenmiller.
Axios fue el primero en informar sobre la reunión y la asistencia de McFaul, Hill, Teft y Gottenmiller.
El consenso de este grupo fue que Biden no debería celebrar una conferencia de prensa conjunta con Putin al final de sus conversaciones, según fuentes familiarizadas con la discusión.
Esta no fue la primera vez que Biden ha convocado a expertos de Rusia para informarle antes de una reunión centrada en Rusia, según un exfuncionario. Hizo lo mismo como vicepresidente.
Hace 20 horas
Biden advierte contra el "populismo falso" en la cumbre de la UE
La Cumbre UE-EE. UU. comienza en Bruselas, Bélgica, el 15 de junio. Crédito: Dursun Aydemir / Agencia Anadolu / Getty Images
Cuando comenzaron las conversaciones en la cumbre con los líderes de la Unión Europea el martes, el presidente Joe Biden advirtió contra el «populismo falso» que se está extendiendo por los continentes americano y europeo.
«Estamos en medio de una terrible belleza por haber nacido», dijo, citando a Yeats. «Un gran cambio en la tecnología. Un gran cambio en el desarrollo en el mundo. Está causando una gran ansiedad en nuestros países».
Biden estaba sentado alrededor de una gran mesa circular con funcionarios europeos y miembros del gabinete estadounidense, incluidos los secretarios de Estado y Comercio.
Se esperaba que la cumbre produjera avances en el comercio, incluida una resolución de la disputa Airbus / Boeing de 17 años , y la formación de un nuevo consejo de comercio y tecnología.
Los cambios económicos y tecnológicos estaban causando inestabilidad política que ha llevado a resultados desafortunados, dijo.
«Genera algunas personas, que son algo más como charlatanes, tratando de aprovechar esas preocupaciones», agregó. «Vemos eso en Europa y en Estados Unidos, vemos eso en todo el mundo – el falso populismo. Me parece que la mejor respuesta para lidiar con estos cambios es tener una circunstancia en la que nuestras economías crezcan y crezcan juntas».
Biden dijo que quería abordar esos problemas durante sus conversaciones con los líderes europeos, que está llevando a cabo un día antes de viajar a Ginebra para reunirse con el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin.
«Europa es nuestro socio natural, y la razón es que estamos comprometidos con las mismas normas democráticas, y están cada vez más bajo ataque», dijo.
Hace 20 horas
"Completamente inapropiado" discutir el intercambio de prisioneros antes de la cumbre Biden-Putin, dice el Kremlin
Por De Anna Chernova y Zahra Ullah de CNN en Ginebra
«Es completamente inapropiado ahora discutir» quién podría estar involucrado en un posible intercambio de prisioneros entre Estados Unidos y Rusia, dijo a CNN el portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, durante una conferencia telefónica con periodistas el martes.
Peskov agregó que el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin ya ha dicho públicamente que estaría abierto a un intercambio de prisioneros, pero los detalles deben ser discutidos entre los dos presidentes.
El tema de los canjes de prisioneros ocupa un lugar destacado en la agenda antes de la cumbre Biden-Putin del miércoles en Ginebra, Suiza, y tanto funcionarios estadounidenses como rusos dicen que quieren que sus ciudadanos regresen.
Los comentarios de Peskov siguen a las declaraciones del viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia, Sergei Ryabkov, quien afirmó que Moscú está listo para entregar a ciudadanos estadounidenses condenados en Rusia, pero Paul Whelan no estará entre ellos.
La cumbre Biden-Putin probablemente durará entre cuatro y cinco horas, dijo el portavoz, y agregó que el presidente ruso celebrará una conferencia de prensa «tan pronto como» terminen las conversaciones.
“No sé si habrá una conferencia de prensa para el señor Biden. Pero puedo confirmar oficialmente que se llevará a cabo una conferencia de prensa de Vladimir Putin después de la reunión «.
Hace 20 horas
EE. UU. y la UE resuelven una disputa de 17 años sobre los subsidios de Boeing y Airbus
Por Kevin Liptak
Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea resolvieron un desacuerdo de 17 años sobre cuánto subsidia cada uno a su mayor fabricante de aviones, ya que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, se reunió con los líderes de la UE en Bruselas el martes.
La resolución subraya el entusiasmo de Biden por restablecer los lazos transatlánticos durante su gira europea y por normalizar las alianzas tradicionales estadounidenses después de cuatro años de tensión.
La disputa sobre el apoyo del gobierno, para Boeing en los EE. UU. Y Airbus en la UE, se centró en el ex presidente Donald Trump, quien impuso aranceles por valor de 7.500 millones de dólares a productos europeos. Eso llevó a aranceles recíprocos aplicados por la UE a Estados Unidos.
Como parte de la resolución, las dos partes acordaron suspender los aranceles durante cinco años que cada una había impuesto a la otra como parte de la batalla comercial. Además, cada uno de ellos publicará declaraciones que detallen el “apoyo aceptable” para los fabricantes de aviones.
La representante comercial de Estados Unidos, Katherine Tai, dijo que el acuerdo, alcanzado después de meses de intensas conversaciones, “resuelve un problema comercial de larga data en la relación entre Estados Unidos y Europa. En lugar de luchar con uno de nuestros aliados más cercanos, finalmente nos unimos contra una amenaza común «.
Tai dijo que Estados Unidos se había reservado el derecho de volver a aplicar los aranceles si Europa no cumple su parte del acuerdo. El representante comercial también mencionó a China como un factor motivador para unirse en el comercio en este momento.
«Una asociación renovada de comercio e inversión con la Unión Europea es una prioridad máxima para la administración y nuestros primeros esfuerzos han tenido éxito», dijo Tai.
Hace 20 horas
"Estados Unidos ha vuelto", dice Biden antes de las reuniones con los líderes de la UE.
La presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen, a la izquierda, el presidente del Consejo Europeo, Charles Michel, a la derecha, y el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, llegan a la cumbre UE-Estados Unidos en el edificio Europa de Bruselas el 15 de junio.
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, llegó a reuniones con funcionarios europeos el martes y prometió restablecer las relaciones después de cuatro años de tensión bajo Donald Trump.
«Estados Unidos ha vuelto. Estamos comprometidos, nunca nos hemos ido del todo, pero reafirmamos el hecho de que, de manera abrumadora, beneficia a Estados Unidos tener una gran relación con la OTAN y la UE», dijo Biden. «Tengo una visión muy diferente a la de mi predecesor», agregó.
El mensaje de Biden fue recibido por sus anfitriones, el presidente del Consejo Europeo, Charles Michel, y la presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen.
«Estás de vuelta en Bruselas y Estados Unidos está de vuelta en la escena mundial», dijo Michel. «Es una gran noticia».
«Los últimos cuatro años no han sido fáciles», dijo Von der Leyen. «El mundo ha cambiado drásticamente, Europa ha cambiado, queremos tranquilizarlos a ustedes, a sus amigos y aliados».
Hace 20 horas
Biden se reunió con expertos rusos para prepararse para la cumbre de Putin
Por Natasha Bertrand
El presidente Biden se reunió con un grupo de expertos rusos a principios de este mes para conocer su opinión sobre cómo tratar con Putin antes de la cumbre, dijo a CNN una persona familiarizada con la reunión.
Entre los asistentes se encontraba Angela Stent, ex oficial de inteligencia nacional para Rusia y Eurasia en el Consejo Nacional de Inteligencia, el ex embajador de Estados Unidos en Rusia Michael McFaul, el ex director senior del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional para Rusia Fiona Hill, el ex embajador en Rusia John Teft, la controvertida Rusia el experto Matthew Rojansky y la ex subsecretaria general de la OTAN Rose Gottenmiller.
Axios fue el primero en informar sobre la reunión y la asistencia de McFaul, Hill, Teft y Gottenmiller.
El consenso de este grupo fue que Biden no debería celebrar una conferencia de prensa conjunta con Putin al final de sus conversaciones, según fuentes familiarizadas con la discusión.
Esta no fue la primera vez que Biden ha convocado a expertos de Rusia para informarle antes de una reunión centrada en Rusia, según un exfuncionario. Hizo lo mismo que vicepresidente.
Hace 20 horas
Todo lo que hay que saber de la gira de Joe Biden
El presidente de Estados Unidos participa de una cumbre con la Unión Europea.
El presidente de Estados Unidos participará este martes de una cumbre con la Unión Europea en Bruselas, donde subrayará su «compromiso con una sólida asociación transatlántica basada en intereses y valores compartidos». Además, se reunirá con el rey de Bélgica y el primer ministro de ese país.
Esos encuentros serán la previa de la esperada cumbre que el miércoles mantendrá con el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, en la ciudad de Ginebra.
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