Russia is sending strong signals it won’t be a push over, in the lead up to an historic meeting between Russia President Vladimir Putin and the new US President Joe Biden.

Russia’s foreign minister says the country wants to send the US uncomfortable signals ahead of the meeting in Geneva next month.

Russia has announced plans to enhance its military presence at its western border and is prepared to respond to Biden’s remarks on Sunday in which he said he would call on Putin to respect human rights during their meeting.

Russia claims it has been more flexible than the US over the agenda for the Geneva summit.

U.S President promotes rights of Americans in the lead up to Putin meeting

Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden has promoted the rights of Americans to vote freely, fairly and conveniently during his Memorial Day address in Arlington.

It follows Texas Democrats staging a walkout to block a sweeping election overhaul bill.

Republicans are moving, to create new voter restrictions, that many say will negatively impact people of colour, low-income earners and people with disabilities.

Changes include limits to early voting, bans on temporary outdoor polling venues and 24-hour early voting.

This form of voting was used back in the 2020 general election in Texas’s Harris County, which Biden won.

Biden has called the proposed reform “un-American”