Russian President Vladimir Putin, Swiss President Guy Parmelin, U.S President Joe Biden pose for media in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

What to Expect from the Biden-Putin Summit

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 16, 2021

Talks between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin began today. Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020) joins to discuss what to expect from the high-stakes summit.

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