Following a closed-door meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Joe Biden said that his agenda isn’t designed to go “against Russia” but said he’s attempting to promote the interests of “the American people.” The two leaders met for about three and a half hours in Geneva, Switzerland, after both acknowledged that U.S.-Russia relations are at their lowest point in decades. “I told President Putin my agenda is not against Russia, or anyone else, it’s for the American people. Fighting COVID-19, rebuilding our economy, re-establishing relationships around the world,” Biden said at a news conference, adding that Russia and the United States need “stable and predictable” ties. When asked about the conduct of the meeting, Biden said that “there were no threats” lodged by either world leader. “We need to have some basic rules of the road that we can all abide by,” Biden remarked, but he added that the …
‘There Were No Threats’: Biden Says the ‘Last Thing’ Putin Wants Is a New Cold War
June 16, 2021
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