when the american supposedly told the russian he didn t have a soul . this time, they may agree to begin proper talks about arms control at the very least. cybersecurity s on the agenda too the new battleground. ukraine, syria the list of flashpoints is long. but don t expect mr putin to give any ground on the fate of this man, alexei navalny, the opposition politician first poisoned with a nerve agent and now in prison. ahead of this encounter here in geneva, both russia and the us have been really playing down expectations. there will be no breakthrough in relations. the hostility is here to stay. perhaps the best both sides can hope for is to stop things getting any worse. but during around five hours of talks in this swiss mansion, there ll be no shared meal and no joint appearance at the end of it all. joe biden s aim of stable and predictable relations seems unlikely, then.
the russian he didn t have a soul . this time, they may agree to begin proper talks about arms control at the very least. cybersecurity s on the agenda too the new battleground. ukraine, syria the list of flashpoints is long. but don t expect mr putin to give any ground on the fate of this man, alexei navalny, the opposition politician first poisoned with a nerve agent and now in prison. ahead of this encounter here in geneva, both russia and the us have been really playing down expectations. there will be no breakthrough in relations, the hostility is here to stay. perhaps the best both sides can hope for is to stop things getting any worse. but during around five hours of talks in this swiss mansion, there ll be no shared meal and no joint appearance at the end of it all. joe biden s aim of stable and predictable relations seems unlikely, then.