Biden, Putin agree to talks on cybersecurity, arms control at summit, but no major breakthroughs

Russian president Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden, right, during the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva on June 16, 2021.A highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended with only an incremental thawing of relations, and both leaders sticking to the same positions they held before the Wednesday meeting in Geneva.

Despite the lack of major breakthroughs, both men praised the mood at the one-day meeting on the shores of Lake Geneva. Mr. Biden said he was “satisfied” that he had delivered his message that the U.S. was once more committed to defending human rights around the globe. The leaders appeared to have found no new common ground on key issues such as the future of Ukraine and the Kremlin’s continuing crackdown on its domestic opposition.

Mr. Putin similarly gave no ground on the issue of human rights inside Russia. Asked by foreign media about the January arrest of opposition leader Alexey Navalny, Mr. Putin said Mr. Navalny – whom he avoided mentioning by name – had willingly broken the law. Mr. Putin repeatedly suggested that Mr. Navalny and his organization were foreign agents, linking them to U.S. efforts to support democracy abroad.

Speaking after Mr. Putin’s remarks, Mr. Biden told reporters that it was “ridiculous” to compare the Jan. 6 rioters with those calling for democracy in Russia. In one of his strongest remarks, Mr. Biden said it would be “devastating for Russia” if Mr. Navalny – who survived a poisoning attack last year that the Russian opposition leader has accused Mr. Putin of ordering – were to die in prison., Mr. Biden said there was a value to meeting one on one with the Russian leader.

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