- President attends US-EU summit in Brussels this morning
- Reports say Biden has prepared extensively for Geneva meeting
- No sign of thaw between Russia and US ahead of Swiss summit
2.41pm BST
China’s mission to the EU has accused Nato of slander and of “hyping up the so-called ‘China threat’” after leaders of the western alliance warned that the country presents “systemic challenges” to international order and security.
On Monday, at a summit in Brussels, leaders from the transatlantic security alliance, with Joe Biden in attendance for the first time, took a forceful stance towards Beijing.
Related: China hits back at ‘slanderous’ Nato claim it poses threat to west
2.26pm BST
Joe Biden has boarded Air Force One and is officially en route to Geneva, Switzerland, where he will meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin tomorrow.
They have put up Russian and American flags over the Pont du Mont Blanc here in Geneva ahead of the Biden-Putin summit tomorrow. President Biden is en route from Brussels now. pic.twitter.com/nem9TaTYCh
2.21pm BST
On the 24-hour Russian state news channel, Thursday began as any other might: with a segment about the ageing president of the United States battling back cicadas and then giving a “confused” speech about his upcoming summit in Geneva with Vladimir Putin.
“I’ll let [Putin] know what I want him to know,’” said Joe Biden after a cutaway shot of him swatting his neck before boarding Air Force One this week.
Related: No sign of thaw between Russia and US ahead of Geneva summit
2.09pm BST
Greetings from Washington, live blog readers.
Joe Biden continues his first international trip as president today, attending the EU-US summit in Brussels. The US president also met with the king and prime minister of Belgium this morning.