- Summit is first since US imposed new sanctions in April
- US aims to ‘restore predictability and stability’ to Russia ties
Joe Biden will meet Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, the White House confirmed on Tuesday.
The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, said in a statement: “President Biden will meet with President Putin in Geneva, Switzerland, on 16 June 2021. The leaders will discuss the full range of pressing issues, as we seek to restore predictability and stability to the US-Russia relationship.”