China News Service, May 26, reported that US President Biden and Russian President Putin will hold their first face-to-face meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on June 16 to discuss the status quo and development prospects of Russia-US relations, and strategic stability issues.

Former Soviet leader Gorbachev welcomed the meeting, saying that no matter how the world changes, Russia-US relations are also the key to world security and stability.

Russian experts said that arms control and strategic stability issues may become the only actual outcome of the talks.

On April 21, local time, Russian President Putin delivered a State of the Union address in Moscow.

Putin and Biden meet for the first time

Time and place are finalized

　　According to reports, the Russian Kremlin Information Bureau announced on the 25th that Russian President Putin and US President Biden will hold talks in Geneva on June 16.

　　The announcement stated: "According to the agreement reached between the two parties, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with US President Joseph Biden in Geneva on June 16.

　　The announcement said: "It plans to discuss the current status and development prospects of Russia-US relations, strategic stability issues, and international hotspot issues such as cooperation in the fight against the new crown epidemic and mediation of regional conflicts."

　　White House Press Secretary Psaki also stated on the 25th that the White House confirmed that US President Biden will hold talks with Russian leader Putin on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland.

　　Biden first proposed a face-to-face meeting with Putin during a phone call in April. Since then, the two sides have been working hard to finalize the details.

Although US-Russian relations have deteriorated due to issues such as the situation in Ukraine and interference in the general election, Biden hopes to establish a clear communication channel to avoid unnecessary surprises.

　　In 2018, Putin had a meeting with the then U.S. President Trump in Helsinki, Finland.

Officials said that the meeting with Biden will be very different from the summit in July 2018.

At that time, Trump was on Putin's side and publicly refuted the claims of US intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in the 2016 US election.

On March 25, local time, U.S. President Biden held the first official press conference in more than 60 days since he took office, answering hot issues such as the border crisis, gun control, and infrastructure plans.

Russia-US relations are the key to world stability

It is difficult to make a breakthrough on the sanctions issue

　　The key to this Russia-US summit is the stability of US-Russian relations.

Psaki also said in a statement on the 25th: “As we seek to restore the predictability and sexual stability of US-Russian relations, the leaders of the two countries will discuss various pressing issues.”

　　Former Soviet leader Gorbachev welcomed the meeting between the Russian and American presidents in Geneva, and pointed out that Russian-US relations are the key to world peace and stability.

　　Gorbachev said: "The two sides agreed to hold a meeting, which is very good. No matter how the world changes, Russia-US relations are also the key to world security and stability."

　　Sergey Rogov, director of the Institute of the United States and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences, also stated in an interview with the Russian Satellite News Agency that the issue of arms control and strategic stability may become the only actual result of the talks between Russian President Putin and US President Biden in Geneva.

　　Rogoff pointed out: "There are also different groups and genres in the Biden administration. Some people oppose reaching a consensus. However, as for the arms control issue, unlike the Trump administration, Biden himself and his team support reaching a consensus. But the specific proposal will How can I only guess."

　　However, he believes that other issues may not be resolved at the Russia-US summit, and there is no need to expect that the US will reduce the level of economic pressure on Moscow and lift sanctions.