US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are gearing up to head to Europe this week
The meeting between the two leaders will be the first face-to-face meeting between the two nations, at a time where relationships are rocky.
The White House has defended the US President’s upcoming meeting in Geneva stating that it is “vital” to protect America’s interests.
“At the end of the day, what we are looking to do is for the two Presidents to be able to send a clear signal … to their teams on questions of strategic stability so we can make progress on arms control and other nuclear areas to reduce tension and instability in that aspect of their relationship,”
– White House
Biden will attend the G7 and NATO summits, in the lead-up to the highly anticipated event with Putin.
WH releases details on President Biden’s first overseas trip:
June 10: Meeting w/British PM Boris Johnson June 11-13: G7 Summit June 13: President & First Lady meet with Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle. June 14: NATO Summit June 15: U.S.–EU Summit June 16: Putin meeting
— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) June 3, 2021
The US President is pushing to shore up Washington’s “democratic alliances” and promises to address “Russia’s challenges to European security, starting with its aggression in Ukraine”
