Tag: Global Summit
Biden and Putin Hold Tense ‘Positive’ First Meeting
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin met in Geneva in their first meeting since Biden became US President in January. The meeting’s agenda set out key discussion areas, including imprisoned Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, Ukraine, alleged election interference, and other foreign policy issues. The two leaders had a small chat with translators and U.S. Secretary […]
World Leaders Pledge Climate Action at Biden’s Global Summit
President Joe Biden announced a new robust plan to combat climate change during a two-day virtual summit on Thursday, coming after four years of inaction on the matter by the Trump administration. Biden called climate change “the existential crisis of our time” and urged other world leaders to take similar steps in reducing its impact. […]