Daniel R. DePetris, NBC News: Biden-Putin summit comes as U.S. and Russia share something in common: A fear of China
Moscow eyes with leeriness Beijing’s assertiveness in Russia’s near-abroad. The U.S. should use that to its advantage rather than fight a two-front battle.
As was expected, the hours long summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin produced little in the way of major results. The only point of commonality before the meeting was an acknowledgment that U.S.-Russia relations were at their lowest point in decades. The fact that Biden and Putin even went ahead with their meeting could be considered an accomplishment.
But for all their points of friction — Russian cyberattacks and intrusion into U.S. elections, differences over Ukraine, NATO expansion and human rights — Biden drilled home a key point at the start of their talks: The U.S. is still willing to cooperate with Russia when it’s in U.S. interests to do so. “I think it's always better to meet face to face, try to determine where we have mutual interest, cooperate,” Biden said.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 16, 2021
Five takeaways from the Biden-Putin summit -- Niall Stanage, The Hill
Takeaways from Biden-Putin summit: Skepticism, respect -- Zeke Miller, AP
Putin and Biden won't be friends but see path together -- AFP
Biden Must Push NATO on Defense Spending -- Washington Examiner
Assessing Biden's Interim Syria Strategy -- Aaron Stein, FPRI
Many Iranians plan to boycott vote for a president without power -- Bahar Makooi, France 24
'Stolen' election claims among Israel's latest challenges for democracy -- J. Brian Atwood, The Hill
Israel’s Big New Shift in Hamas Policy -- Anchal Vohra, Foreign Policy
Asian powers plot to fill US vacuum in Afghanistan -- Wajahat Khan, Nikkei Asia
How a deadly raid shows al Qaeda retains global reach under Taliban 'protection' -- Nick Paton Walsh, and Evan Perez, CNN
Switzerland’s Brexit Moment -- Georg E. Riekeles, Project Syndicate
The Delta variant is spreading. What does it mean for the US? -- Jessica Glenza, The Guardian
Could a shipping crisis derail economic recovery from COVID-19? -- Al Jazeera
