THE AGENDA: 5 KEY ISSUES

POLL MEDDLING, CYBERATTACKS

Biden is expected to address the two crucial issues of Russian meddling in elections, and Kremlin-backed cyberattacks on US government offices and US corporate targets. Moscow firmly rejects both the claims

NAVALNY CASE, HUMAN RIGHTS

Biden might bring up the issue of human rights, especially Russia’s handling of jailed dissident Alexei Navalny. Putin sees US concern as interference in Russia’s domestic affairs NEW ARMS RACE

Despite Putin and Biden agreeing to extend the arms-reduction nuclear treaty, New START, in February, Putin warned Russia's latest weapons render Western defence systems obsolete PERSONAL SLUGFEST

The two leaders might decide to cool tensions after publicly exchanging barbs. In March, Biden called Putin a “killer”, to which Putin retorted: “It takes one to know one”

PRISONER RELEASE

The fate of a number of prisoners held by both the governments is expected to be discussed, with the two camps having an equal interest in lobbying for their release