(L) © Stephanie Lecocq / Pool via REUTERS; (R) © Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Kremlin via REUTERS
When Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden meet in Geneva on Wednesday for their eagerly awaited summit, they will discuss a wide range of topics, including coronavirus, the war in Donbass, and the fight against cybercrime.
That’s according to Yury Ushakov, a Russian diplomat and long-time aide of Putin on foreign policy matters, who announced the plan for the summit on Tuesday.
The two heads of state are due to meet at 1pm local time at Geneva’s grand and historic Villa La Grange.
The meeting will be the first encounter between the two presidents since Biden ascended to his post earlier this year.
Alongside the two leaders will be their closest advisers, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: The meeting will begin 1:30 PM local time, or 7:30 EST .... White House gives exact time of Putin-Biden meeting (TASS). The meeting will last 4 to 5 hours, and there will be no working meals .... No working meals planned during Putin-Biden summit in Geneva, says senior US official (TASS).
