>> Woodruff: President Biden has
arrived in Geneva tonight,
making ready for his meeting
with Russia's president Vladimir
Putin tomorrow.
But first, he moved today to
end a tariff war with the
European union.
White house correspondent
yamiche alcindor reports.
>> Alcindor: President Biden's
final day in Belgium?
A diplomatic sprint.
Photo-ops at the palace with the
Belgian king...
>> America is back, which is why
we're here in full force.
>> Alcindor: ...Then, meetings
at the European commission
headquarters.
>> It's overwhelming the
interest of the United States of
America to have a great
relationship with nato and E.U.
>> Alcindor: One early product
of Mr. Biden's E.U. Engagement?
A major trade resolution.
This morning, the U.S. And E.U.
Announced they reached an
agreement to end a 17-year-long
trade dispute.
It involves aircraft subsidies
for the American company Boeing,
and the European multinational,
airbus.
Former president trump escalated
the u.s./e.u. Trade war.
He slapped tariffs on European
metals and other goods.
Today, U.S. And E.U. Officials
vowed to end the larger trade
dispute.
In Brussels today, U.S. Trade
representative Katherine Tai
told reporters that the deal
will impact 700,000 jobs in the
U.S.
It comes as China is on track to
become a major rival in airplane
manufacturing.
After his meetings in Brussels,
president Biden flew to Geneva,
Switzerland.
Tomorrow, he'll meet one-on-one
with Russian president Vladimir
Putin.
>> He's tough, and, I've found
that he is-- as they say when
you used to play ball-- "A
worthy adversary."
>> Alcindor: U.S. Officials
say the president's meetings
with Putin and Russian officials
are expected to start around
1:00 P.M. Local time.
They could last four to five
hours-- or even longer.
Following the meetings,
Mr. Biden is scheduled to hold a
press conference without Putin,
who will speak separately.
The two leaders have met before,
in 2011, when Mr. Biden was
vice president.
Yesterday in Brussels, president
Biden said he plans to take a
tough line with Putin.
But, he also will try to sort
out any common challenges they
can address together.
>> We should decide where it's
in our mutual interest and the
interest of the world to
cooperate and see if we can do
that.
And the areas where we don't
agree, make it clear where the
red lines are.
>> Alcindor: Administration
officials say Mr. Biden plans to
raise a number of issues.
Among them?
Ransomware attacks against U.S.
Infrastructure by criminals in
Russia, as well as Ukraine,
human rights, and arms control.
Sources close to Mr. Biden tell
the newshour, the main goal of
the meeting is for the president
to show U.S. Strength and to
create a stark contrast to
former president trump.
In 2018, after meeting with
Putin in Helsinki, Finland,
trump told reporters that he
believed Putin over U.S.
Intelligence officials that
Russia did not meddle in the
2016 presidential election.
Today in Geneva, president Biden
was questioned whether he was
ready to meet Putin.
He had a simple answer.
>> I'm always ready.
>> Woodruff: And yamiche joins
me now.
>> Woodruff: Hello, yamiche.
So, as you reported,
president Biden did meet with
European union leaders today,
they announced a trade deal.
Tell us about the significance
of that.
>> Reporter: This trade deal
between president Biden and the
European union is seen as a
significant step toward calming
the trade disputes that go past
the trump era.
Former president trump was seen
as hole tile to European leaders
and countries, he upped tariffs.
And this is president Biden
wanting to signal the united
States and theine allies are on
the same page.
This is a five-year truce and
between the airbus and united
States Boeing.
United States officials
underscored they are looking for
foreign policy to benefit the
middle class and this gets to
that because this is going to
impact about 700,000 jobs.
>> Woodruff: Meanwhile,
yamiche, we know the president
has flown on to Geneva a day
ahead of his meeting with the
Russian president, Vladimir
Putin.
What do we know about the issues
president Biden plans to raise
with Mr. Putin?
>> Reporter: This is the high
stakes meeting we have been
waiting for for several weeks.
President Biden and Russian
president Vladimir Putin will be
meeting at a villa behind me.
The stakes are high for this.
All eyes are looking at the two
leaders.
A lot on the agenda including
ransomware attacks reportedly
carried out by criminals living
in Russia.
There is also the idea of Russia
meddling in elections and ditz
information.
Ukraine annexes of crimea and
human rights issues.
So president Biden says he has a
long list, wants a firm hand
with Russia and wants a stark
contrast between Donald Trump
who is seen as cozying up to
Russia.
>> Woodruff: And whases it --
how is it that this meeting is
expected to shape their
relationship going forward?
What are American officials
telling you they want from this
meeting?
>> Well, that is a key question,
Judy.
What exactly is president Biden
looking for in this meeting with
the Russian president and how
really will it benefit the
American people?
That's a question I have been
putting to white house sources
and aides and they say this is
really about showing that the
U.S. Is strong and that the U.S.
Can confront Russia head on.
There's also a sense that
president Biden really wants to
turn the page and not be like
his predecessor.
There is a feeling here that
this meeting is going to be
going on for some four to five
hours, so there will be a lot to
talk about.
Now, president Biden, though,
has called the Russian president
a killer.
He has said he does not trust
him.
So there is this feeling while
president Biden is here meeting
with him that he really wants to
find common ground but also
wants to make the case that the
United States should be talking
to, in some ways, our
adversaries as well as our
allies and president Biden will
be holding that solo press
difference and white house --
press conference and white house
says it's because he doesn't
want to be seen as competing
with the president of Russia or
who spoke longest and wants to
make the case of why this is
important for the American
people.
A lot of questions about what
are the deliverables coming out
to have the meetings and we'll
be asking the questions in the
press conference and getting
some answers, Judy.
>> Woodruff: The two men do
have a lit by the of a history
together so we will be really
interested to see how that
meeting goes.
Yamiche alcindor with
president Biden in Geneva,
Switzerland.
Thank you, yamiche.
>> Reporter: Thank you so