Putin slams US and criticises its response to Capitol siege

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Sergei Bobylev/TASS News Agency Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of trying to contain Russia and called its response to the Capitol siege a manifestation of the West’s double standards.

Speaking at an economic forum in St Petersburg, Mr Putin said that arms control, global conflicts, the coronavirus pandemic and climate change are among the issues he and US President Joe Biden would discuss during their summit in Geneva on June 16.