Biden and Putin summit: Where they disagree and where they might compromise

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Expectations for a major breakthrough at a summit on Wednesday (Jun 16) between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin ...

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on Wednesday between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are low with ties between Washington and Moscow at their most strained in years.

The FBI has not disclosed any evidence showing Russian government involvement in the attacks on US fuel transporter Colonial Pipeline and meatpacker JBS SA of Brazil, and Putin says the idea that Russia was responsible is absurd.But Biden intends to bring up the issue and has suggested he wants Russian authorities to crack down on such cybercriminals. Putin has said Moscow would be willing to hand over suspects if any deal cuts both ways.

In February, they extended for five years the New START treaty, which limits the numbers of strategic nuclear warheads, missiles and bombers each can deploy.After the 2019 demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Russia also wants to do a deal that neither side deploy certain land-based missiles in Europe.The United States has been Ukraine’s most powerful ally since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, a move that pushed Moscow's ties with the West to post-Cold war lows.

Putin had made clear that Ukraine is a 'red line' and that he wants Washington to steer clear. He has baulked at the idea of Ukrainian membership of NATO, said Crimea is Russian, and told Kyiv it needs to talk to separatists in eastern Ukraine if it wants the territory back in any form.The status of foreign missions is one area where both sides believe there may be scope for progress.

It has also withdrawn from an agreement that eased restrictions on diplomats travelling around each other's countries.Russia is holding former US marine Paul Whelan on an espionage conviction, and Trevor Reed, another former US marine, for an alleged assault on a police officer. Both deny wrongdoing.Asked if he would consider a prisoner swap, Putin told NBC News:"Yes, yes of course."

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