Foreign Policy

President Biden, Russian President Putin Agree To Meeting

The June 16 summit is being added to the end of President Biden's first international trip as president.

President Biden, Russian President Putin Agree To Meeting
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Biden agreed to meet next month in Geneva. 

The leaders are expected to discuss Russian action in neighboring Ukraine, the forced diversion of a Lithuania-bound flight by Russia's ally Belarus, efforts by both nations to stem the coronavirus pandemic and more.

 The June 16 summit is being added to the end of President Biden's first international trip as president. 

Additional reporting by The Associated Press.