'I told the prime minister we have something in common—we both married way above our station,' Pres. Biden says. 'I'm not going to disagree with the president on that,' PM Boris Johnson replies, 'or indeed on anything else, I think it highly likely.'
President Joe Biden, who is on his first foreign trip as president, is set to end the trip with a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.President Joe Biden on Wednesday embarked on his first overseas trip since taking office, seeking to reaffirm the United States' standing on the world stage with familiar allies, and portraying himself as the leader of the free world, including in his first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"At every point along the way," Biden said,"we're going to make it clear that the United States is back and democracies of the world are standing together to tackle the toughest challenges and the issues that matter most to our future, that we're committed to leading with strength, defending our values, and delivering for our people."President Joe Biden delivers remarks to U.S. Air Force personnel and their families stationed at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 9, 2021.
"At the same time, I have also imposed meaningful consequences for behaviors that violate U.S. sovereignty, including interference in our democratic elections. And President Putin knows that I will not hesitate to respond to future harmful activities. When we meet, I will again underscore the commitment of the United States, Europe and like-minded democracies to stand up for human rights and dignity," he continued.
At the G-7, Biden, who has gotten used to updated U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance allowing fully vaccinated Americans to go maskless in most settings, will have to go back to strict requirements. In the U.K., fears of a third COVID-19 surge are swirling as the vaccine rollout has lagged.
"Everything, everything hangs on vaccine distribution and the success and the durable recovery of G-7 nations of developed countries, relies on the distribution to the developing world, where of course, we derive much of our supply chains,” said Julia Friedlander, deputy director of the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center.Biden will make his first trip as president in the wake of four years of former President Donald Trump representing the U.S. on the world stage.
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