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US PRESIDENT BIDEN & RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN WILL MEET ON JUNE 16 IN GENEVA

TO RESTORE STABILITY IN THE RELATIONSHIP


US President Joe Biden (Source: White House)
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USPA NEWS - US Presidents Joe Biden and Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin will meet on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland, the White House and the Kremlin announced on Tuesday.
This meeting, had been initially proposed by the American President Joe Biden has his counterpart Vladimir Putin, "in a third country" in April, during their exchange over the tensions of Donbass, in Ukraine. The Russian President therefore accepted this meeting, now confirmed in Geneva in Switzerland, like their predecessors,President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev who met in November 1985, in Geneva. This will be the first top-level US-Russia meeting in Geneva since the Reagan-Gorbachev summit in November 1985 and is being hailed as a diplomatic success for Switzerland. The, bilateral summit is well chosen to be held in Geneva a « third country » which will play a a « neutral » role as the host country. Besides, Switzerland is well-liked by the Kremlin, especially since it has not joined Western sanctions against Russia. And likewise, Switzerland this time, is seen convenient, from the US diplomatic `point of view.
Geneva Summit Reagan/Gorbachev
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US Presidents Joe Biden and Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin will meet on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland, the White House and the Kremlin announced on Tuesday. This meeting, had been initially proposed by the American President Joe Biden has his counterpart Vladimir Putin, "in a third country" in April, during their exchange over the tensions of Donbass, in Ukraine. The Russian President therefore accepted this meeting, now confirmed in Geneva in Switzerland, like their predecessors,President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev who met in November 1985, in Geneva.-------------------------- This will be the first top-level US-Russia meeting in Geneva since the Reagan-Gorbachev summit in November 1985 and is being hailed as a diplomatic success for Switzerland. The, bilateral summit is well chosen to be held in Geneva a « third country » which will play a a « neutral » role as the host country. Besides, Switzerland is well-liked by the Kremlin, especially since it has not joined Western sanctions against Russia. And likewise, Switzerland this time, is seen convenient, from the US diplomatic `point of view. The two heads of state plan to discuss to ease tensions especially in Ukraine, and other topics such as electoral interference and acts of hacking. "Leaders will discuss a range of pressing issues as we attempt to restore predictability and stability in the relationship between the United States and Russia," said Secretary of Press of the White House, Jen Psaki, later specifying that Ukraine and Belarus would be on the menu for discussions.------------------------ On the Russian side, The Kremlin said in a statement that the Russian and US presidents would discuss bilateral ties, issues related to the strategic stability of nuclear power and other issues including cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and conflicts. regional. The release of Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny should also be mentioned.------------------- US sanctions were also applied against Russia, in response to what the White House denounced as a series of "malicious" acts including alleged interference in the US presidential election last November. This subject of tension will certainly be the subject of discussion between the two heads of state in order to find the best compromise for these two great nations, on the world stage. Source: White House
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