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Biden to assure allies, meet Putin during 1st overseas trip

by Jonathan LemireAamer Madhani
| June 9, 2021 7:09 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Embarking on the first overseas trip of his term, President Joe Biden is eager to reassert the United States on the world stage, steadying European allies deeply shaken by his predecessor and pushing democracy as the only bulwark to rising forces of authoritarianism.

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