US President Joe Biden promised today, Sunday, that he will inform his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, during their first summit scheduled for June 16, that the United States will not allow Russia to “violate” human rights. In a speech on the eve of Memorial Day, a public holiday in the United States in honor of fallen military personnel for the nation, Biden said, “I will meet President Putin in two weeks in Geneva, and I will tell him clearly that we will not stand idly by while they violate these rights.”
Also, the Democratic president mentioned that he had a long talk on the phone last February With his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. He said, “I told him clearly that we have no other choice but to defend human rights all over the world, this is us.” Men and women are equal is a certain fact.”
Biden will meet with his Russian counterpart on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland, in a period of acute tension between the two major powers.
The US president shows very firmness towards Russia and wants to break with the policy of his predecessor, Donald Trump, who was accused of being lenient with Putin.
But at the same time, the Democratic president stuck to his determination to engage in dialogue. And if he promised to punish Russia “if it continues to interfere in our democracy,” even describing his Russian counterpart as a “murderer,” he confirmed his lack of intention to “cause an escalation and conflict” between Washington and Moscow.
