Biden to meet Putin for Geneva summit, says White House

In this March 10 2011 file photo, Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

Joe Biden will hold a summit with Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the US and Russia in the first months of the Biden administration.

The White House confirmed details of the summit on Tuesday.