MSNBC: Biden and Putin to Meet June 16 in Switzerland

JACKSON We are following ░░░░░░░░ breaking international news this ░░░░░░░░ As we mentioned awaiting ░░░░░░░░ rare joint statement from ░░░░░░░░ Middle East from U ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of State Blinken ░░░░░░░░ well as President Abbas ░░░░░░░░ breaking now just in ░░░░░░░░ last moment or two ░░░░░░░░ White House confirming now ░░░░░░░░ very first meeting between ░░░░░░░░ Biden and Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ Cobieh is in Israel ░░░░░░░░ Pettypiece is outside the ░░░░░░░░ House I also want ░░░░░░░░ bring in retired admiral ░░░░░░░░ Stavridis the former NATO ░░░░░░░░ Allied Commander now MSNBC ░░░░░░░░ chief international security and ░░░░░░░░ contributor Shannon let me ░░░░░░░░ with you because the ░░░░░░░░ House is just confirming ░░░░░░░░ we suspected might happen ░░░░░░░░ is President Biden and ░░░░░░░░ Putin face to face ░░░░░░░░ the first time in ░░░░░░░░ matter of weeks less ░░░░░░░░ a month in Switzerland ░░░░░░░░ can you tell us ░░░░░░░░ Well this is something ░░░░░░░░ President had indicated he ░░░░░░░░ to do Officials were ░░░░░░░░ back and forth to ░░░░░░░░ and nail down the ░░░░░░░░ and now they have ░░░░░░░░ confirmed that This will ░░░░░░░░ after two other international ░░░░░░░░ meetings that Biden has ░░░░░░░░ in Europe in June ░░░░░░░░ are expected for this ░░░░░░░░ to be an effort ░░░░░░░░ the administration to try ░░░░░░░░ and stabilize relations with ░░░░░░░░ There is no grand ░░░░░░░░ that the two are ░░░░░░░░ to reach some truce ░░░░░░░░ detente here out of ░░░░░░░░ meeting but to move ░░░░░░░░ into a better direction ░░░░░░░░ know based on what ░░░░░░░░ have said and people ░░░░░░░░ past experience with both ░░░░░░░░ these two leaders that ░░░░░░░░ can expect some of ░░░░░░░░ tough issues to come ░░░░░░░░ like cyber security hacking ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine but also the ░░░░░░░░ where Biden says he ░░░░░░░░ to work together with ░░░░░░░░ and where they see ░░░░░░░░ ground like denuclearization environment ░░░░░░░░ change issues for example ░░░░░░░░ those are some of ░░░░░░░░ topics that we can ░░░░░░░░ Of course there is ░░░░░░░░ risk to this meeting ░░░░░░░░ elevating Putin on a ░░░░░░░░ stage by giving him ░░░░░░░░ a high profile meeting ░░░░░░░░ this summit in Switzerland ░░░░░░░░ you think about it ░░░░░░░░ a month ago we ░░░░░░░░ talking about whether Russia ░░░░░░░░ going to invade Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ that is the Balance ░░░░░░░░ White House has been ░░░░░░░░ to walk clearly though ░░░░░░░░ that the best course ░░░░░░░░ action is to go ░░░░░░░░ with this summit in ░░░░░░░░ just a few weeks ░░░░░░░░ now JACKSON Yeah June ░░░░░░░░