Images of Putin meeting show Biden seeking reset post-Trump

Experts have expressed skepticism about what Biden could achieve in meeting with Putin, who has been an intractable leader over his 20 years in power.The Biden administration has countered this criticism by saying that meeting with adversaries face-to-face is vital to working through differences.Beyond Russia's interference in US elections, the contentious dynamic between Washington and Moscow has been driven by the annexation of Crimea; the war in Ukraine involving Russia-backed rebels; cybersecurity concerns; the treatment of the Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny; the Syria conflict; and more.Heading into Wednesday's highly anticipated summit, Biden was expected to focus on US concerns about cyberattacks while pushing for new talks and commitments on nuclear arms control.Unlike at the Helsinki summit, there was no joint press conference in Geneva."In Helsinki in 2018 at his presser with Trump, Putin did not tell the truth and played whataboutism.