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June 16, 2021

Biden, Putin hail positive talks, but US warns on cyberwar

Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin sought to cool tensions in the combustible US-Russian relationship at their first summit in Geneva on Wednesday, with the US president saying his Kremlin counterpart doesn’t want a new Cold War. The two leaders emerged…

June 16, 2021

Little warmth despite the heat at Biden-Putin summit

Despite the soaring summer temperatures in Geneva on Wednesday, beyond the surface pleasantries there was little sign of personal warmth between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin following their first summit. The US and Russian presidents shook hands and smiled as…

June 16, 2021

Biden says tone of Putin talks was ‘good, positive’

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that discussions in his first summit with Vladimir Putin were “positive”, but warned his Russian counterpart that Washington would not tolerate interference in US democracy. “The tone of the entire meeting… was good, positive,”…

June 16, 2021

Biden, Putin hail positive talks, but US warns on cyber warfare

Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin sought to cool tensions in the combustible US-Russian relationship at their first summit in Geneva on Wednesday, but the US president drew a red line at cyberattacks, declaring them “off limits.” The two leaders emerged…

June 16, 2021

Putin says US-Russia summit ‘constructive’

A first summit between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart was “constructive”, Vladimir Putin said Wednesday after the talks in Geneva ended. “The conversation was absolutely constructive”, Putin told reporters, adding that the sides had agreed for their…

June 16, 2021

Kremlin critic Navalny ‘knew he was breaking the law’: Putin

President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny ignored Russian law when he went to Germany for treatment after a near-fatal poisoning attack last year. Navalny, a longtime anti-corruption and political campaigner, was arrested in January after…

June 16, 2021

Slovak PM says Russia must ‘heed rules’

Russia can be a partner but only if it respects the rules of the international system, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger told AFP on Wednesday as the Russian and US presidents held a summit meeting in Geneva. Slovakia, an EU…

June 16, 2021

Putin says ‘may be compromises’ with US on prisoner exchange

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he discussed a possible prisoner swap with US counterpart Joe Biden and that “compromises” may be possible. “President Biden raised this issue… We discussed it, there may be certain compromises,” Putin said. “The…

June 16, 2021

Putin says ‘no basis’ for US concerns over Russian military in Arctic

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday dismissed Washington’s concerns over Moscow’s growing military presence in the Arctic. “The concerns of the American side about militarisation have no basis,” Putin said following a summit meeting with US President Joe Biden in…