俄罗斯总统普京与美国总统拜登定于当地时间16日在瑞士日内瓦会晤。这是拜登就任总统后首次与普京会晤。在俄美总统会晤前夕，双方官员和专家表示，这场会晤虽然备受关注，但期望值不必太高。据当地媒体报道，瑞士方面已调集三千警力保障俄美峰会的安全。俄美领导人日内瓦会晤的举办场所拉格朗热别墅已被“重重包围”，别墅所在公园几天前就已被封锁，围墙上设置了铁丝网，各个出入口和周围一些比较开阔的地点也均有警察把守。Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden at the 18th-century Villa La Grange in Geneva on Wednesday.Though the summit offers an opportunity for the two countries to reopen dialogue, both the Kremlin and the White House have said they didn't expect any major breakthroughs or a real rapprochement in bilateral ties.
俄美关系处于近年来最低点。峰会前夕，美俄关系持续紧张，制裁战、口水仗几乎成为常态。冲突与协商，交锋与对话——两个大国之间自冷战起的博弈，在两国首脑会见前的100天里浓缩而又精彩地呈现 。2021年3月，拜登曾公开称普京是“杀手”，此后俄罗斯驻美大使安东诺夫被召回国，至今尚未返美。3月17日，白宫发言人珍·普萨基在记者会上表示，美方注意到俄外交部召回大使的消息。“本届政府将采取不同于上届政府的方式处理美俄关系。涉及关切领域，我们会直截了当。”Conflict alternating with negotiation, discord intertwined with agreement – this is what happened in the 100 days prior to the meeting offering a vivid microcosm of bilateral ties between Russia and the U.S. since the Cold War.Russia called its U.S. ambassador back to Moscow for consultations on March 17 after U.S. President Joe Biden described his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as a "killer" who would "pay a price" for election meddling. "We are going to be straightforward, and we are going to be direct, in areas where we have concerns," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said during her daily news conference. Her remarks came hours after Russia recalled its U.S. ambassador.
拜登总统和他的外交顾问似乎在执行对俄罗斯强硬的政策。4月，美国亦召回驻俄罗斯大使。
5月，对于普京的警告，普萨基回应，“美国不会在意俄罗斯总统普京的个人言论，我们皮厚。”
6月6日，美国国务卿布林肯在接受采访时表示，华盛顿将在莫斯科表现出"侵略性或鲁莽"行为的情况下采取行动。
6月7日，美国总统国家安全事务助理沙利文表示，美方不期待美俄领导人即将在瑞士日内瓦举行的会晤能取得显著成果。
沙利文还表示，美俄不是“信任”关系，美方将向俄方阐明对双边关系的预期，并明确如果俄方继续开展“恶意”活动，美方将作出回应。
对于美国的强硬态度，俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫在接受俄罗斯媒体采访时表示，俄美当前关系甚至比冷战时期更加糟糕，原因在于缺乏相互尊重。How is it different? President Biden and his diplomatic advisor appear to be pursuing a hard-line policy toward Russia.
As for the tough attitude of the United States, "During the Cold War, the tensions were flying high, and risky crisis situations often emerged, but there was also a mutual respect," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during an interview.
尽管俄美两国关系跌至冰点，但两国仍有一些领域可以进行潜在的合作，如核武器控制、伊朗核问题和气候变化……另外，根据美俄双方的“剧透”，此次会晤议题十分宽泛，涉及到战略稳定、网络安全、新冠疫情和一些地区问题，以及一系列双边、地区和全球性议题，如军控、网络安全、外交限制、在俄被拘押的美国公民、伊朗、叙利亚、阿富汗、乌克兰、白俄罗斯、北极等问题。Russia-U.S. ties have become increasingly adversarial recently. However, there are still areas for potential cooperation, such as nuclear arms control, the Iran nuclear deal, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and climate change.Thorny issues on the agenda are expected to include Ukraine, cyberattacks and human rights.Another topic in the spotlight is the recent Ransomware attacks, which will "100%" be on the agenda between the two leaders, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said last week.但有专家表示，此次会晤是拜登上任头几个月俄美关系急剧恶化的产物，举行会晤的背景不是两国间日益亲近，而是出于对关系恶化的担忧。俄罗斯总统新闻秘书佩斯科夫也表示，俄美关系很难通过一次会晤达成谅解并重启，不应抱过多期待。