Biden Meets with Putin

Playbook: “If the past is any guide, Putin will pull his favorite power move and delay the meeting to keep Biden waiting around. (They’re meeting at Villa La Grange, an 18th-century mansion overlooking Lake Geneva, so it’s not a bad place to kill some time.)”

“Those sorts of petty moves are anticipated by the Biden team. While Putin, who has been in power for 22 years, is used to messing with newbie U.S. presidents — he previously tangled with George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump early in their terms — Biden is the first one with whom he has a prior relationship.”

“Biden has refused the customary joint press conference after the summit, which his advisers view as an opportunity for Putin to showboat and, as he has done previously, simply make up stuff that was never said or agreed to behind closed doors. Both men will hold solo news conferences instead. Putin first, then Biden, who will speak to reporters at a nearby hotel before heading back to Washington this evening.”

NBC News: What does Putin want from the Biden summit?

The Washington Post and New York Times have live blogs from Geneva.