US-Russia Delegations Plan Expanded Meeting in Geneva

LOCAL NEWS

• In addition to Biden's talks with Putin (1200BST), an expanded meeting is planned in Geneva: in addition to the presidents, at least five more people from each delegation will participate.
  • John Sullivan, Jake Sullivan and Deputy Sec of State Victoria Nuland, Blinken, Eric Green and Director for Russia at the NSC Stergos Kaloudis
• Expert says Biden remarks on corruption quite telling for Ukraine's NATO aspirations, given his intimate knowledge of Ukrainian affairs.
  • Notes nothing seems to have changed in terms of Ukraine's NATO accession ambitions and may be more difficult to achieve
• Medical experts question the emergence of a mutated "Moscow Strain" of Covid-19 as infections in Moscow rise dramatically.
  • Epidemiologists say they have limited information about the strain, but believe Sputnik V should be effective against it
• Russian banks will restrict the provision of information to foreign competent authorities - draft law.
  • This prohibits banks from providing information about clients and transactions to foreign competent authorities, unless the provision of such information is permitted by domestic "regulations."