Biden's European adventure: Anne Gearan & Courtney Kube

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Biden's European adventure: Anne Gearan & Courtney Kube

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Jun 16, 2021

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President Biden ends his first overseas trip meeting Russian President Putin at a summit in Geneva. The Putin summit is the capstone to a complex series of meetings that the president attended during this overseas trip — including meetings with the G-7, NATO and the EU.

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Jun 16, 2021

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