It is unlikely that we will see any breakthroughs at the upcoming Putin-Biden summit—but despite all the difficulties, there are still signs for optimism
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have known each other for a long time—decades, in fact. This, however, made it no easier for them to agree to the meeting scheduled for June 16 in Geneva. The U.S.–Russia relations have seen a steady decline over the past few years,...
... gradually soften their rhetoric, bilateral projects in culture, education and science are gradually resumed.
Igor Ivanov:
Time for Diplomacy
Still, there are annoying exceptions to this general rule. In particular, the latest full-fledged Russia–U.S. summit ... ... Helsinki in July 2018 failed to trigger improvements in bilateral relations. On the contrary, Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Finland’s capital aroused massive resentment among the anti-Russian Washington establishment. Ultimately, ...
... this is something we are seeing in the U.S. right now. During recent months American diplomacy appears to have been shackled by the election campaign and has to keep the... ... foreign-ministerial experiences. George W. Bush officially became the 43rd president of the USA on January 20, 2001. In less than two months Russian Ambassador Yuri Ushakov was... ... no time.
REUTERS
U.S. President George W. Bush shares a laugh
with Russian President Vladimir Putin as the two
answer questions at the Crawford High School in
Crawford,...