Most of Biden's training took place during the daily intelligence briefing, according to article author Brian Bennett.
"The leading figure there was CIA Director William Burns, a former US ambassador to Moscow who worked with Secretary of State James Baker during the collapse of the Soviet Union," the journalist writes.
Referring to an administration source, Bennett notes that "Burns and others are in favor of a policy of containing Moscow's actions."
“Wherever Putin tries to move, he must meet resistance,” the newspaper quotes the source.
Villa La Grange in Geneva will become a platform for negotiations between Putin and Biden on June 16.
The presidents plan to communicate both face-to-face and with the participation of members of delegations and assistants.
Biden's wife noted that her husband was "too ready" for a meeting with the Russian president.
As the director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin noted, he expects that sooner or later he will meet with CIA Director Burns.