Original title: Biden’s European trip is about to start the Russia-US summit, not seeking “results” for communication?
Chinanews, June 9th, a comprehensive report that US President Biden is about to go to Europe this week to start his first foreign visit during his tenure. According to the schedule, he will first attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit, NATO summit and meetings with allied leaders, and then he will also hold a bilateral meeting with Russian President Putin. During this trip, issues such as whether Russia-US relations can “return” and how the US-EU relations will develop in the future have attracted much attention.
Biden’s first meeting with Putin after taking office
Russia and the United States do not seek “results” for communication?
This time Biden’s visit, the most eye-catching itinerary of all parties is the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Biden and Putin plan to meet in Geneva on June 16th, local time. This will be Biden’s first private meeting with Putin after he became US President. The two sides plan to discuss strategic stability, disarmament, ecological issues and the new crown epidemic, as well as conflicts in hotspots.
Russian Assistant to the President and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Primakov International Reading Forum, Yuri Ushakov, said on the 8th, “As we all know, the level of cooperation between the two countries is at the lowest point since the Cold War. Obviously, it should be dealt with because of this. Not only is it creating real risks for the two major countries of Russia and the United States, but it is also creating risks for the world.”
He pointed out that on the eve of the Russian-US high-level meeting, there is every reason to discuss the prospects of Russian-US relations at the Primakov International Reading Forum.
On the other hand, Sullivan, the National Security Affairs Assistant to the President of the United States, stated at a White House press conference on the 7th that the United States does not believe that the US-Russian leaders’ meeting is about “results.” The value of this meeting is to provide an opportunity for both parties to communicate with each other and express their intentions.
He emphasized that the United States regards this meeting as an important part of defending American interests and values. The US-Russian relationship is not a “trust”, but a “verification”. The United States will clarify to Russia its expectations for bilateral relations and make it clear that if Russia continues to carry out “malicious” activities, the United States will respond.
When looking ahead to his European trip, Biden said recently that the United States and Europe will unite to respond to Russia’s challenges to European security, first of all, the Ukrainian issue.
At the same time, Putin also stated on June 4 that he did not expect a “breakthrough” at the Geneva meeting with Biden. He pointed out that there are some common interests in Russia-US relations.
In addition, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko also said that Moscow will pay attention to the results of the NATO summit because this summit will discuss new strategic directions for Russia.
EU welcomes multilateralism
Biden meets the challenge of repairing U.S.-Europe relations
Biden will attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit in the UK from the 11th to the 13th, and then go to Belgium to participate in the NATO summit and meet with EU leaders. Reuters reported that Biden will face the challenge of repairing US-EU relations.
According to reports, the President of the European Council Michel and the President of the European Commission von der Lein will meet with Biden on June 15.
After Trump let the United States withdraw from several multilateral institutions and once threatened to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the President of the European Council Michelle adopted Biden’s slogan: “The United States is back.”
Michelle said on the evening of the 7th local time, “This means that we have another very strong partner to promote multilateral practices… This is very different from the Trump administration.”
Michelle said that the idea of ”multilateralism is back” is not just a slogan, it is an experience that requires a global approach to solve the problem, whether it is the supply chain of the new crown vaccine or a fairer corporate tax in the digital age. .
He said that the three-day G7 meeting in the UK may be an “important turning point”, showing the serious political commitment behind the slogan “Rebuild the Beautiful” by governments after the epidemic has ravaged the economy.
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