GENEVA—President Biden met with Russian President
for a summit in which he was expected to raise a number of thorny issues, from Moscow’s aggression toward Ukraine to alleged cyberattacks against the U.S.
“I hope our meeting will be productive,” Mr. Putin said before the meeting at the 18th-century villa in a park overlooking Lake Geneva where the summit was taking place. He thanked the U.S. president for initiating it and noted that issues between the nations have accumulated.
“It is always better to meet face to face,” Mr. Biden said, referring to the U.S. and Russia as “two great powers.”
Both sides have played down the prospects of a thaw in relations, although U.S. officials have suggested some headway could be made on sticking points such as nuclear-arms control.
The meeting between the two leaders ended at 5:05 p.m. local time, according to a White House official. Messrs. Biden…
