Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden agreed, Wednesday, to resume talks to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, launch a comprehensive dialogue, and return the ambassadors to work in Washington and Moscow, while Biden said he would always raise the human rights file in Russia, warning Moscow against interfering again. In the US elections, while Putin criticized Washington's view of Moscow as an enemy and adversary.

Putin and Biden said - in a statement published by the Russian presidency after their summit in Geneva - that they seek, through this dialogue, to lay the foundation for future measures to control armaments and reduce risks, and the two presidents affirmed their commitment to the principle that there is no winner in a nuclear war and should never be ignited, and they also stressed that The recent extension of the START nuclear arms control treaty is a testament to the two countries' commitment to limiting these weapons.

And the US president said - in a press conference after the summit - that he had told his Russian counterpart that his criticism of the human rights situation in the United States was absurd, and added that he had raised with Putin the file of American citizens in Russian prisons.

"I told President Putin that human rights will always be on the table," Biden said. "It is not about stalking Russia when human rights are violated, but about us and our identity."

Biden stressed that the tone of the meeting with his Russian counterpart was good and positive, adding, "I made it clear that we will not tolerate attempts to violate our democratic sovereignty, or destabilize our democratic elections, and we will respond if that happens," referring to Washington's accusation of Moscow of interfering in the 2020 presidential elections.

On the other hand, President Putin described the meeting with his American counterpart as constructive, adding that it was agreed at the summit that the ambassadors would return to their permanent places of work in both countries. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that the Russian ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, would return to the American capital again. current month.

In a press conference after the summit, Putin criticized Washington's view of Moscow as an enemy and adversary, and said that it supports organizations and institutions that implement the American agenda on Russian soil.

In a press conference after the summit, Putin criticized Washington's view of Moscow as an enemy and adversary, and said that it supports organizations and institutions that implement the American agenda on Russian soil, and "they are organizations that undermine Russia."

cyber security

In response to Washington’s accusations against Moscow of being behind cyber-attacks that affected many American institutions in the past period, the Russian president said that his country is subjected to numerous cyber attacks and hacking attempts, noting in a press conference after his meeting with his American counterpart Joe Biden that the source of most of the cyber attacks is the United States, Criticizing Washington's lack of cooperation in this regard.

The Russian president said he and Biden agreed to start talks on cyber security and strategic stability.

In his press conference, which followed his Russian counterpart's, the US President stated that talking about cyber security took a long time since his meeting with Putin, adding that he made it clear to the latter that America has great cyber capabilities, and that it would respond in the event of an attack, expressing confidence that his Russian counterpart He does not want a new cold war.

worst stage

The Geneva summit took place in circumstances in which relations between the two countries are going through their worst phases, according to US and Russian officials.

The two sides discussed several issues, foremost of which are cyber security, and various security, political and economic files, which are in dispute between Moscow and Washington.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Russian president expressed his hope that his summit with the US president would be fruitful, while Biden said that a face-to-face meeting is always the best way.

Al-Jazeera correspondent in Geneva, Zaur Choj, said that the expanded summit took place in the presence of most members of the Russian and American delegations, and the Syrian and Ukrainian files were discussed.

According to the available information, there are some consensuses between the Russian and American sides regarding easing the diplomatic confrontation, allowing the return of the American ambassador to Moscow, John Sullivan, and the Russian ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov, and to reconsider the decision of the two countries to close a number of diplomatic representations in recent years due to the deterioration of political relations. between them.

Among the most prominent contentious issues between Russia and America are the armament treaties and the deployment of short and medium-range missiles, the military presence of America and NATO near the border with Russia, Washington’s support for the Russian opposition, in addition to the human rights file inside Russia, and Moscow’s support for armed separatists in eastern Ukraine, as well as the Syrian file .