China News Service, May 31, reported that Russian President Putin and US President Biden will hold their first face-to-face meeting in Switzerland on June 16.

Russian scholars said that the United States did not want to have a dispute with Russia before the summit and would soften its stance on Russia, while Europe’s stance on Russia has become increasingly tough.

British media analyzed that the summit was a diplomatic tightrope walker. Biden is facing a major test in his political career. The outside world will pay attention to how he grasps the delicate measures in the summit.

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

The U.S. softens its stance on Russia before the summit

The European stance is getting tougher?

　　There is still half a month to go before the US-Russia summit. This summit has also aroused the attention of the outside world on US-Russian relations and Russian-European relations.

The Russian Satellite Network reported that Andrei Sidorov, director of the Department of International Politics at Moscow University, said that before the Russian-US summit, the United States may not use a strong tone against Moscow.

And Europe far surpasses Washington in this regard.

　　According to Bloomberg News, the European Union issued to the United States a draft joint statement planning to hold a summit on June 15th, in which it suggested that it should make a firm response to Russia's "negative behavior pattern" and so on.

　　Sidorov said: "The basic situation in the West now is that the United States has softened its position, while the European allies' positions have become tougher."

He believes that for the EU, what is important now as a whole is to maintain a tense atmosphere with Russia, because this is the only factor that can unite the EU.

　　He believes that before Putin and Biden meet, the United States does not want to have a dispute with Russia.

　　He said: "For Biden, it is important to hold a meeting with Putin. In order to show Biden's position, it is particularly important to emphasize in the United States that Biden is a global leader. He, like Trump, can meet Putin. Have a conversation".

　　According to the analysis, in addition to the hope that this meeting can promote the improvement of relations and mutual understanding between the leaders of the two countries, expectations for substantive results are not high.

Data map: US President Biden.

The US-Russia summit is a diplomatic tightrope

How does Biden grasp the subtlety?

　　In addition, the BBC analyzed that if "predictability and stability" is one of the goals of the US for this US-Russian summit, this will represent the comparison between the Biden administration and Trump’s four-year term. A huge contrast.

　　In March, the United States expanded export restrictions to Russia on the grounds that Russia used "illegal nerve agents". When asked whether he thought Russian President Vladimir Putin was a "killer", the United States made an affirmative answer, triggering Russia and the United States. Tensions worsened.

Recently, with the confirmation of the Russia-US summit, the Biden administration announced the abandonment of Beixi No. 2 sanctions. Analysts said that this move may help ease tensions between the United States and Russia before the summit.

　　According to analysis, the Biden administration’s tough rhetoric about Russia has always been significantly different from the Trump administration, although there are not always actual actions consistent with the tough rhetoric.

However, this also made the White House's Russia policy criticized by allies and opponents.

　　The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Democrat Bob Mennández said he did not understand how Biden's move on the North Stream 2 project could help "counter Russia's aggressiveness in Europe."

　　British media analysis stated that the US-Russia summit has always been a "diplomatic act of walking a tightrope," and US President Biden must grasp the subtleties of the world under the eyes of the world.

As a former US vice president and a long-time Senate diplomatic expert, Biden has experience in foreign affairs. However, the US-Russia summit will be one of the biggest personal tests in his political career.