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America, Russia set dialogue to mend ties

WASHINGTON, D. C.: The United States and Russia will hold highlevel talks next week in the second bid in as many months to encourage stabilITY IN THE TENSE RELATIONSHIP, OFfiCIALS SAID on friday (Saturday in Manila).

The so-called Strategic Stability the US State Department said. Dialogue, set up during “Through this dialogue, we a June 16 summit between US seek to lay the groundwork for President Joe Biden and his future arms control and risk Russian counterpart Vladimir reduction measures,” it said in Putin in Geneva, will take place a statement. on Wednesday in the same city, It added the US delegation will be led by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and include Bonnie Jenkins, recently CONfiRMED AS THE UNDERSECRETARY of state in charge of arms control.

The diplomacy comes amid tensions on multiple fronts between the two nations, with Washington warning Moscow of action unless it stops a sharp rise in online extortion attacks, which US officials say largely originate in Russia.

Russia denies responsibility, but Putin has welcomed Biden’s efforts to bring more predictability to the relationship between the two global powerhouses.

In announcing the future dialogue, Biden and Putin pointed out that Washington and Moscow spoke to each other to avoid worst-case scenarios even at the height of the Cold War.

Sherman will meet with the Russians days after undertaking a similar mission to China, a visit the State Department described as being aimed at ensuring there are “guardrails” in increasingly hostile US-Chinese relations.

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