乔·拜登总统备受期待顶点随着俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京在不到一周的时间里，他将在日内瓦接受首次重大考验，在一系列紧迫问题上让克里姆林宫负起责任，这些问题包括监禁异见人士阿列克谢·纳瓦尔尼(Alexei Navalny)、干涉美国选举、俄罗斯入侵乌克兰以及最近对美国的网络攻击
抵达美国后对驻扎在皇家空军基地的美军说联合王国周三，拜登直言计划如何对抗普京。
“我要去七国集团，然后去北约部长级会议，然后会见普京先生，让他知道我想让他知道的事情，”他说，皇家空军米尔登霍尔的1000名飞行员、女飞行员和他们的家人立即欢呼鼓掌。
“我们不寻求与俄罗斯发生冲突。拜登说:“我们希望有一个稳定、可预测的关系……我很清楚，当俄罗斯政府参与有害活动时，美国将会以有力和有意义的方式做出回应。”。
白宫新闻秘书珍·普萨基(Jen Psaki)周四对拜登加倍施压，利用峰会作为对抗普京的机会。
“他会直截了当，他会坦率，他不会退缩，”普萨基在美国广播公司的《早安美国》节目中告诉乔治·斯特凡诺普洛斯。
与此同时，她淡化了对艰难谈判取得有意义结果的期望。“我们不指望会有一个巨大的结果，”普萨基说。
她补充说，拜登还将寻找他们能够达成一致的领域，称拜登的目标是让两国回到“一个更加稳定和可预测的关系”。
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目前尚不清楚两人是否会在峰会后举行联合新闻发布会，但普萨基表示，拜登至少会提供自己的印象，并回答媒体的问题。
峰会的最大议题之一是最近的网络攻击这已被证明是美国基础设施的致命弱点。国家安全顾问杰克·沙利文(Jake Sullivan)周三表示，勒索软件攻击将“100%”列入两位领导人的议程。
网络黑客一直针对美国私营公司，影响食品、能源和运输系统，扰乱美国生活的许多部分。
“针对关键基础设施的勒索软件攻击是我们更关心的问题，无论是管道、肉类供应、医院系统还是关键基础设施的其他领域。沙利文说:“总统将与普京总统讨论我们在这方面的关切。
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俄罗斯反对派领导人Alexei Nevalny还留在克里姆林宫监狱在他1月份被捕后，在他被神经毒剂毒死后，他指责俄罗斯实施了这一计划，但他们否认了这一点。
本周，俄罗斯宣布纳瓦尔尼的组织为非法，并将其称为“极端主义者”，这是一个里程碑式的时刻，也是普京统治下前所未有的镇压的一部分，也是对拜登总统的明显挑战。
尽管普京做出了他有史以来最严重的反对俄罗斯政治自由的举动之一，但他现在不得不继续举行峰会。
白宫坚称，此次峰会不是对普京的奖励，称两位领导人是因为他们的分歧而会面，而不是尽管他们有分歧。
White House downplays Biden-Putin summit, not expecting 'huge outcome'
President Joe Biden’s highly anticipatedsummitwithRussian PresidentVladimir Putinin Geneva is less than a week away -- his first big test to hold the Kremlin accountable in a face-to-face setting on a range of pressing issues, including the imprisonment of dissident Alexei Navalny, interference in American elections, Russian aggression in Ukraine and recent cyberattacks on the U.S
Speaking to U.S. troops stationed at a Royal Air Force base after arriving in theUnited Kingdomon Wednesday, Biden was blunt on how he plans to confront Putin.
"I'm heading to the G-7, then to the NATO ministerial, and then to meet with Mr. Putin to let him know what I want him to know," he said to immediate cheers and applause from many of the 1,000 airmen, airwomen, and their families at Royal Air Force Mildenhall.
"We are not seeking conflict with Russia. We want a stable, predictable relationship … I've been clear, the United States will respond in a robust and meaningful way when the Russian government engages in harmful activities," Biden said.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday doubled down on Biden using the summit as an opportunity to confront Putin.
"He's going to be straightforward, he's going to be candid, he's not going to hold back," Psaki told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "Good Morning America."
At the same time, she downplayed expectations of meaningful results from the tough talk. "We're not expecting to have a huge outcome from this," Psaki said.
She added that Biden also will be looking for areas where they can agree, saying Biden's goal is to get the two nations back "to a more stable and predictable relationship."
It remains unclear if the two will hold a joint news conference following their summit, but Psaki said Biden will at least offer his own impressions and take questions from the press.
One of the biggest topics going into the summit are recentcyber attacksthat have proven to be an achilles heel to American infrastructure. Ransomware attacks will “100%” be on the agenda between the two leaders, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday.
Cyber hacks have been targeting private U.S. companies, affecting food, energy and transportation systems and disrupting many parts of American life.
"Ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure are of an even higher order of magnitude of concern for us, whether that's about a pipeline, or a meat supply, or a hospital system, or other areas of critical infrastructure. The president will talk to President Putin about our concerns on this front," Sullivan said.
Russian opposition leaderAlexei Nevalnyalso remains in a Kremlinprisonfollowing his arrest in January and after he was poisoned with a nerve agent, which he accuses Russia of carrying out, but they have denied.
This week Russia outlawed Navalny's organization and labeled it "extremist," a landmark moment and part of a crackdown that is unprecedented under Putin’s rule and a glaring challenge to President Biden.
He will now have to proceed with the summit despite Putin making one of the most serious moves he has ever made against political freedoms in Russia.
The White House insists that the summit is not a reward for Putin, arguing the two leaders are meeting because of their differences, not in spite of them.
