President Biden of the United States and President Vladimir Putin of Russia met and agreed to create a dialogue framework for reducing the risk of nuclear war and reducing nuclear disarmament.
On the other hand, there is a wide gap between claims on cyber attacks and human rights issues, and the future focus will be on how to improve bilateral relations through dialogue.
President Biden of the United States and President Vladimir Putin of Russia held their first face-to-face summit meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on the 16th, and exchanged opinions for about three and a half hours.
While holding 90% of the world's nuclear warheads in both countries, the two leaders aim to reduce the risk of armed conflict and nuclear war, lay the foundation for future nuclear disarmament and arms control, and aim for strategic stability. We have agreed to create a framework for dialogue.
The two leaders held a press conference after the meeting, and President Biden said, "We were able to lay a clear foundation for the United States to face Russia." Putin said, "There are disagreements, but both sides He showed a desire to understand the other person and find a way to get closer. "
On the other hand, regarding the cyber attack that the United States claims Russia's responsibility, he strongly warned that if President Biden was attacked, he would take appropriate measures, but Putin argued that Russia was also damaged. Followed parallel lines.
President Biden also expressed concern over the imprisonment of Russian dissident leader Alexei Navalny, while Putin explained that he had violated Russian law, arguing on major issues between the two countries. The gap has been highlighted again.
For this reason, the focus will be on whether the dialogue agreed upon at the meeting will lead to the improvement of the relationship between the two countries, which is said to be the worst after the end of the Cold War.
A-bomb survivors in Nagasaki "Gradually build a relationship of trust between the two leaders"
At the summit meeting between the United States and Russia, the A-bomb survivors in Nagasaki agreed to start bilateral dialogue for strategic stability, such as building a new framework for nuclear disarmament. "The response between the United States and Russia, which own 90% of the world's nuclear warheads, holds the key to the difference between the light and dark of the world. If both countries proceed with discussions on nuclear disarmament, I think other countries will follow suit. Therefore, I would like the two leaders to gradually build a relationship of trust. "
Furthermore, before the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, "I would like the two leaders to understand the most important feelings of the A-bomb survivors," I will not release the A-bomb survivors again. "As long as there are nuclear-weapon states, We do not know when a nuclear war will occur. In January, the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty came into effect, and it became an international norm that we should not carry nuclear weapons. The Japanese government is turning its back on the nuclear weapons ban treaty, so I want you to sign and ratify the treaty and play the role of an atomic bombed country. "