Joe Biden Warns Russia against Harmful Activities in his First Official Trip
US President Joe Biden has launched his first official overseas trip with a warning to Russia that it faces “robust and meaningful” consequences if it engages in “harmful activities”.
Mr. Biden made clear his intention to strengthen ties with US allies, following strained relations under the Trump administration.
President Biden arrived in the UK on Wednesday.
He will meet PM Boris Johnson to agree to a new “Atlantic Charter”.
It is a modern version of the pact once agreed between Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, with a focus on challenges including climate change and security.
Laura Kuenssberg, political editor of, BBC said that the two are aiming to refresh a vital relationship, after the turbulence of the Trump years and the pressures of the pandemic.
During a packed eight-day European visit Mr. Biden will meet the Queen at Windsor Castle, attend a G7 leaders’ meeting, and join his first Nato summit as president.
At the end of his trip, Mr. Biden is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva.
The White House has indicated that he intends to cover a “full range of pressing issues” with his Russian counterpart, including arms control, climate change, Russian military involvement in Ukraine, Russia’s cyber-hacking activities, and the jailing of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.
Biden delivered a message to Putin saying, “We’re not seeking conflict with Russia. We want a stable and predictable relationship … but I’ve been clear: The United States will respond in a robust and meaningful way if the Russian government engages in harmful activities.”
Mr. Biden said that “at every point” during his first overseas trip as president he wanted to make it clear that “the United States is back and democracies of the world are standing together to tackle the toughest challenges and the issues that matter most to our future”.
The main topic of conversation will be Covid recovery, including “a stronger global health system that can protect us all from future pandemics”.
In an article for the Times, Boris Johnson said the G7 would “begin the framing of a new global treaty on pandemic preparedness so the world is never caught out in the same way again”.
The Biden administration has said it plans to provide 500 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to about 100 countries over the next two years.
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