Putin hopes to 'regularize' damaged ties with US at summit with Biden

Less than two weeks prior to his meeting with his American counterpart, Russian President Vladimir Putin says although the US is trying to hold back Russia's development, the Kremlin needs to find ways to "regularize" deeply damaged relations with the administration of President Joe Biden.

Putin told the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday that ties with Washington are currently at a "low level.”

"We need to find ways to regularize these relations," he said.

During a face-to-face meeting in Geneva on June 16, the two leaders “will talk about strategic stability, about the settlement of international conflicts," according to the Russian leader.

Putin said, "We have no disagreements with the United States.”

"They only have one disagreement: they want to hold back our development; they talk about it publicly,” he added.

Among the issues, planned to be discussed, are disarmament, the coronavirus pandemic and environmental issues, as well.

Russia warns against ‘inflated expectations’ from Putin-Biden meeting

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says one should not expect too much from the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden.

Putin made the remarks as his spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned against any exaggerated expectations from the upcoming meeting in Geneva.

Peskov said, “This is indeed a very important meeting,” but “At the same time, it would be wrong to have inflated expectations.”

He pointed out that the two world powers disagree on so many things that one cannot expect any progress in reaching an understanding.

The diplomat however, hailed the beginning of a dialogue between the two presidents as “a positive step.”

Relations between Moscow and Washington hit a new low in March after Biden said in an interview that the Russian president was a “killer” and that he would have to "pay a price" for alleged interference in the 2020 US presidential election.

Biden, Putin slated to meet in Geneva on June 16 amid rising tensions

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to hold their first face-to-face meeting in the Swiss city of Geneva on June 16.

Peskov said back then that Biden’s remarks showed he had no interest in fixing ties with Russia.

Biden’s remarks echoed those of his predecessor, Donald Trump, who called Putin a “killer” in 2017, after he said he respected the Russian leader, “But he’s a killer.”

Biden also authorized the release of a 15-page declassified report, which accuses Putin of having likely directed efforts to try to manipulate the 2020 presidential election to benefit the then-incumbent president and Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Tensions have also escalated between the two sides over the Russian-speaking Donbass region of Ukraine, where Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian forces have been fighting since 2014.

Biden’s administration has also imposed sanctions against Moscow over the imprisonment and alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny.

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