Biden's summit with Putin ends surprisingly cordially

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 17 Jun 2021 by Alex Teddy
On June 16 the two presidents met in Switzerland. There were none of the testy exchanges that some expected. The heads of state agreed that nuclear war cannot be won. Biden pressed Putin on human rights.The presidents had a 4-hour one-to-one meeting. Putin was gratified that Biden described Russia as a great power. The summit attracted none of the negative coverage that dogged Trump's meetings with Putin.The US is listed as an unfriendly country by Russia. Putin's spokesman said the US shall not be taken off it at the moment. There will be no easing of sanctions by either side.

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