Russian President Putin says hopes meeting with U.S. Biden will be productive

GENEVA: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he hoped a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Geneva would be productive.
"Mr President, I'd like to thank you for your initiative to meet today," Putin said, sitting next to Biden and accompanied by the two countries' foreign ministers.
Biden said the two leaders would try to determine areas of cooperation and mutual interest.
"It is always better to meet face to face," Biden said. (Reporting by Michael Shields and Doina Chiacu Writing by Riham Alkousaa in Berlin Editing by Madeline Chambers)