Biden: “I did what I came to do” in meeting with Putin; Putin again refuses to name Navalny, says he wanted to be arrested; 4 Experts warn highly transmissible, more severe delta strain spreading rapidly in U.S.

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 16 June 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Biden and Putin agree to return ambassadors to posts; Biden: made it clear we will continue to raise human rights issues; Biden says he outlined 16 entities that are off limits for cyberwar; Biden: spent “great deal of time” discussing cybersecurity; Experts warn highly transmissible, more severe delta strain spreading rapidly in U.S.; Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza in response to “incendiary balloons” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How do you say what aboutism in Russian?
0:05.7	The lead starts right now.
0:08.6	Glimmers of hope that moves right out of the old Putin playbook as President Biden sits
0:13.3	down for the first meeting with the longtime Russian leader.
0:16.8	What this could mean for frosty U.S. Russian relations in the Biden years.
0:22.1	And a new warning on the dangerous Delta variant, especially to those still hesitant to get
0:27.1	the COVID vaccine, as it begins to take hold in the U.S.
0:32.8	Plus ceasefire and jeopardy, Israel bombs Gaza days after a new government takes shape.
0:38.8	How ballooned led to this latest flare-up of violence.
0:49.0	Welcome to lead.
0:50.0	I'm Pamela Brown in for Jake Tapper, and we begin today with our world lead, and that
0:53.9	historic high stakes summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
0:59.6	The summit lasted roughly three hours, with both leaders describing it as constructive
1:04.0	and positive.
1:05.3	They said there were no threats or ultimatums, and Putin called Biden balanced, professional,
1:11.3	and experienced.
1:14.6	I did what I came to do.
1:16.2	The tone of the entire meetings.
1:18.5	I guess it was total four hours.
1:20.5	What was good, positive.
1:24.6	There wasn't any strident action taken.
1:29.4	What we disagreed, I disagreed, stated where it was.
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