"I'm going to make clear to President Putin that there are areas where we can cooperate if he chooses. Their first meeting will contain four participants: Biden, Putin, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. It's likely he will also discuss his agenda for the Putin summit with the European leaders. The meeting echoed preparations for a Russia-focused meeting that Biden held when he was vice president, according to a formal official. It's part of a clear US effort to arrive at the Putin meeting after public displays of unity among Western allies, according to a person familiar with the process.

Source: CNN June 15, 2021 10:55 UTC