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Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin concluded their first summit in the Swiss city of Geneva on Wednesday after about 2.5 hours of meetings, seeking to dial back tensions between the two former Cold War adversaries that have reached the highest level in years.
The summit was substantially shorter than aides had predicted. US officials said Tuesday they expected the meetings could stretch four hours or more. At the time of this story going to the press, the two leaders were expected to soon hold separate news conferences, beginning with Putin. Biden was seen giving a thumbs up to reporters
