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Putin arrives in Geneva for Biden summit
GENEVA, June 16, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in
Geneva on Wednesday for a summit with his US counterpart Joe Biden, with tensions
between Moscow and Washington at their highest in years.
Putin’s plane touched down in Geneva at 12:27 pm (1027 GMT), shortly before
the first summit between the two leaders was set to begin, with cyberattacks,
election meddling and rights abuses among the many contentious issues on the
agenda.
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