President Biden of the United States and President Vladimir Putin of Russia have agreed to hold the first face-to-face summit meeting in Switzerland and start bilateral dialogue for strategic stability, such as building a new framework for nuclear disarmament.
Meanwhile, President Biden warned that if the Putin administration does not respond, it will take appropriate measures regarding cyber attacks on the United States.
President Biden of the United States and President Vladimir Putin of Russia held the first face-to-face summit meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on the 16th, and talked for about three and a half hours.
After the meeting, the two leaders held separate press conferences, saying that Putin was "constructive," while President Biden "was able to lay a clear foundation for facing Russia." Both sides evaluated positively.
The two leaders issued a joint statement, stating that they had agreed to soon launch a framework for a "strategic stability dialogue" on nuclear disarmament and arms control.
The statement states, "We aim to lay the foundation for arms control and measures to reduce risk," and will hold dialogues with a view to the expiration of the Nuclear Disarmament Treaty "New START" in five years.
At the press conference, Putin also revealed that he had agreed to return the ambassadors of both countries who had returned to their own countries due to the deterioration of relations between the two countries.
Meanwhile, the talks also discussed cyberattacks aimed at the United States, revealing that President Biden handed Putin a list of 16 areas that should not be targeted, such as energy and water.
"The United States has extremely high capabilities in the cyber field," he warned that he would take appropriate action in the future if an attack were to take place.
Putin has denied the Russian government's involvement in cyber attacks.
President Biden wants to see if the agreement at the summit will be implemented over the next six months to a year.