Biden-Putin summit exceeded expectations, says Fyodor Lukyanov, but US-Russia antagonistic relationship remains

Fyodor Lukyanov, Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy in Moscow, discusses why Russia wants an agreement with the US on cyber security; why Russia does not expect the US to lift sanctions on Russia; how Russian and Iranian policies differ in Syria; why Syria and Iran are minor issues in US-Russia relations; how to understand Russian President Vladimir Putin’s relationships with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; and much more. 

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-Biden discusses imperiled Syrian aid at high-stakes Putin summit - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

-Will Syria come up in Biden-Putin summit? - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

-US cranks up diplomacy with Russia to keep Syria’s last humanitarian aid corridor open - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

-Russia looks for way back into Yemen - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East