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Jun 2021
25m 4s

Frenemies: Biden, Putin meet in Geneva

CBC
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Cyberattacks, dissidents in jail and military escalation near Ukraine loomed over the high-stakes summit between U.S. President Joe and Russian President Vladimir Putin. CBC Moscow correspondent Chris Brown and CBC Washington correspondent Susan Ormiston unpack what happened. 
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