Presidents to discuss Covid-19, Ukraine, hacking, climate change and ME

(rt.com), 15 Jun, 2021 - When Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden meet in Geneva on Wednesday for their summit, they will discuss a wide range of topics, including Coronavirus, the war in Donbass (Ukraine), and the fight against cybercrime.   

Yury Ushakov, a Russian diplomat and long-time aide of Putin on foreign policy matters, announced the plan for the summit on Tuesday. The two heads of state are due to meet at 1.00 pm local time at Geneva’s historic Villa La Grange.   

The meeting will be the first encounter between the two presidents since Biden ascended to his post earlier this year. Alongside the two leaders will be their closest advisers, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov.