Biden to Putin: Stop human rights abuses

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 01, 2021 1:08 am

WASHINGTON, D. C.: US President Joe Biden pledged on Sunday (Monday in Manila) to press Russian leader Vladimir Putin to uphold human rights when they meet in Geneva next month for their first summit.

The face-to-face meeting with the Kremlin leader comes amid levels of tension not seen for years with Washington now dialing back its ambitions to little more than establishing a relationship in which both sides understand each other and can work together in specific areas.

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