Key takeaways from tense but ‘constructive’ US-Russia summit

June 17, 2021

PBS:


The summit in Switzerland is over, and President Joe Biden and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin are headed home. As expected, there were no large breakthroughs from talks between the two leaders. Instead, both sides cast the talks as business-like, “positive” but tense. White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor reports from Geneva.

A historic high-stakes summit between the U.S. and Russia. It began with a handshake at the doors of an 18th century villa.

On the shores of Lake Geneva, President Joe Biden spent hours with President Vladimir Putin. President Biden said the meeting was constructive, and that neither party made overt threats. But Mr. Biden did say he made it clear that Russian attacks on the U.S., cyber or otherwise, would lead to grave consequences…



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