Talks come amid tensions between US and Russia, and expected to focus on regional conflicts, climate, Covid and cybersecurity
The US president, Joe Biden, is due to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Geneva in a highly anticipated summit meant to prevent the two countries’ rivalry from descending into open conflict.
Biden has said he is seeking “stable, predictable” relations with Russia despite claims that Putin has interfered in American elections, provoked wars with his neighbours, and sought to crush dissent by jailing opposition leaders.