Biden said he would use the summit with Putin to warn him that he will not allow human rights violations

The American President, Joe biden, he vowed on Sunday to tell his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Poutine, during its first summit on June 16, which The United States will not allow Russia to “violate” human rights.

“I will meet President Putin in a few weeks in Geneva, to tell him clearly that no, we will not stand idly by and let him abuse these rights “Biden said in a speech.

The Democratic President also recalled that he had a long telephone conversation in February with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

“I made it clear to him that there is nothing we can do but defend human rights in the world, because that is what we are.”, He said.

“The United States is unique. It is an idea “, he insisted. “For us, the fact that all men and women are born equal is a fact”, He recalled by recalling that this country, unlike the others, was formed on the basis of “an idea” and not on the basis of a belief, a religion, a geography or an ethnic group. .

Biden will meet with Putin on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland, at a time of great tension between the two rival powers.

The US president shows great firmness in the face of Russia, eager to mark a break with his predecessor Donald Trump, accused of appeasement with the head of the Kremlin.

Even if vows to punish Russia again “if it continues to interfere” with American democracy, and even called Putin a “murderer”, he assures us that does not want to “start a cycle of escalation and conflict»And insists on his desire for dialogue.

Biden participated this Sunday in a act to pay tribute to the soldiers killed in action, which will be remembered this Remembrance Day Monday, and noted that this was his first celebration of that date as Commander-in-Chief.

Biden also pointed out that “Every Generation of Americans Receives a Precious Gift of Freedom” and indicated that they were working for “Share it with more people” and make this country “Be more open, more free, more just.”

Putin-Biden summit to take place after President’s first overseas trip, who plans to travel to the UK in June to attend the G-7 meeting and then travel to Brussels, where he will attend a NATO summit and a meeting with the European Union.

the The Kremlin ruled out a resumption of relations with the United States on Wednesday after the summit between the two presidents.

During his press conference call last Wednesday, Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, considered It is unlikely that in a first meeting, the two leaders will reach a consensus on issues where the differences are “deep”, for which he called for not making “exaggerated expectations”.

(With information from AFP and EFE)

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