Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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But first...

President Joe Biden's string of foreign meetings and summits continues, and today's is going to be the trickiest yet.

Mr. Biden will meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Geneva.

They'll have plenty to talk about.

Russian cyber attacks have moved from espionage and information warfare

to disrupting America's critical supply chains.

Multiple reports of a Russian military builder.

Ukraine says 28 Russian battalion groups involving...

Some disturbing developments overseas this weekend where Putin critic Alexei Navalny is reportedly

very close to death in a Russian prison. He's been on a...

Critics worry that even holding the meeting is a tactical mistake for Mr. Biden, but he's made

clear he knows what he's up against. I have met with him. He's bright. He's tough. And I have found that

he is a, as they say, when he used to play ball a worthy adversary. It's a fair guess that the two

men don't specifically like each other. For the cameras, both will probably put on a show of respecting

each other. But with so many flashpoints between the countries, the real goal may be ensuring

...