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New chapter in U.S.-Russia relations

President Biden's eight-day trip overseas culminated with a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. While Mr. Biden said he accomplished his goal of restarting diplomacy with Russia, it's not clear if progress was made on key issues. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports from Geneva on the summit, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor, who is vice president of strategic stability and security at the U.S. Institute of Peace, spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about what to expect moving forward.

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Analyzing the Biden-Putin summit

President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed topics ranging from climate change and human rights to allegations of election meddling and hacking during their historic meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer, CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini, CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis, CBSN tech reporter Dan Patterson and Heather Conley, senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about what came out of the meeting.

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Expert on Putin's KGB background and his leadership style

Before launching his political career, and eventually becoming Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin was an intelligence officer for the KGB. Alexandra Vacroux, executive director of Harvard University's Davis Center for Russia and Eurasian Studies, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the first face-to-face meeting between Putin and President Biden, and how the Russian leader's background appears to influence his leadership style.

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Biden-Putin summit wraps in Geneva

President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meeting since Mr. Biden took office. The highly anticipated discussions in Geneva finished in under three hours. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe, CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini, CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis and Timothy Frye, author of "Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin’s Russia" and a professor of post-Soviet foreign policy at Columbia University, join CBSN to discuss the historic summit.

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Recap: Biden-Putin summit held in Geneva

President Biden finished the first European tour of his presidency with a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Both leaders described the talks as "positive" and "constructive" despite ongoing divisions over Russia's human rights abuses and its failure to take responsibility for cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini, Politico national political correspondent Meridith McGraw, and The Washington Post senior political reporter Arron Blake join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the summit, and Mr. Biden's approval ratings back at home.

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Biden on infrastructure, McConnell, Putin

President Biden addressed reporters on the tarmac in Switzerland before boarding Air Force One to head back to Washington, concluding his first foreign trip as president. Mr. Biden apologized for being a "wiseguy" to a reporter during his press conference following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also spoke about the latest developments in negotiations on an infrastructure bill and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's recent comment that Republicans wouldn't let Mr. Biden fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2024 if the GOP has retaken the chamber.

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