Kremlin official says Putin-Biden summit 'will not be easy'
Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a few hours before the Russia-US summit in Geneva on Wednesday that the topics on the broad agenda are mostly problematic. We have many long-neglected questions that need to be trawled through. Thats why President Putin is arriving with an attitude to frankly and constructively set questions and try to find solutions, Peskov said.
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A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned that Putin's talks with US President Joe Biden “will not be easy” or likely yield any breakthroughs. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a few hours before the Russia-US summit in Geneva on Wednesday that the topics on the broad agenda “are mostly problematic.'' ''We have many long-neglected questions that need to be trawled through. That's why President Putin is arriving with an attitude to frankly and constructively set questions and try to find solutions,” Peskov said. “No, this day cannot become historic, and we shouldn't expect any breakthroughs. The situation is too difficult in Russian-American relations,'' he continued. ''However, the fact that the two presidents agreed to meet and finally start to speak openly about the problems is already an achievement. We can say that without having started yet, the summit already has a positive result, but we should not await breakthroughs.” Peskov said the bilateral issues Russia wants to discuss include strategic stability, arms control, cooperation in regional conflicts, cooperation on the pandemic, and climate change.
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