Putin accepts Biden's invitation to virtual climate summit Despite tensions between Washington and Moscow, the Russian president has agreed to take part in an online conference on the climate crisis. Russian President Vladimr Putin will attend and address a virtual climate summit hosted by US President Biden Even as relation fray between them, US President Joe Biden and Russia's President Vladimir Putin agreed to address the worsening climate crisis in a virtual conference on Thursday. Dozens of other national leaders are also set to attend. "Vladimir Putin will outline Russia's approaches within the context of establishing broad-ranging international cooperation aimed at overcoming the negative consequences of global climate change," the Kremlin said in a statement on Monday.