Geneva regains diplomatic spotlight with Putin-Biden summit

Cars drive on a bridge in front of the old town with the St. Pierre Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, June 14, 2021. The lakeside city known as a Cold War crossroads and a hub for Swiss discretion, neutrality and humanitarianism, is set to return to a spotlight on the world stage as U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin come to town for a summit on Wednesday, June 16. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Flagpoles line in rows in front of a building of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, June 14, 2021. The lakeside city known as a Cold War crossroads and a hub for Swiss discretion, neutrality and humanitarianism, is set to return to a spotlight on the world stage as U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin come to town for a summit on Wednesday, June 16.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

The United Nation flag waves in the wind on the top of an UN building in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, June 14, 2021. The lakeside city known as a Cold War crossroads and a hub for Swiss discretion, neutrality and humanitarianism, is set to return to a spotlight on the world stage as U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin come to town for a summit on Wednesday, June 16.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

People swim on the shores of Lake Geneva in front of a tent that was set up as a media center opposite the 'Villa La Grange' the venue for the upcoming meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, June 14, 2021. The lakeside city known as a Cold War crossroads and a hub for Swiss discretion, neutrality and humanitarianism, is set to return to a spotlight on the world stage as U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin come to town for a summit on Wednesday, June 16.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Security car stands in front of the 'Villa la Grange' in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, June 14, 2021. The 'Villa La Grange' is the venue for the meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, scheduled for Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Bikes and cars stand in front of a traffic light near the Hotel Intecontinental in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, June 14, 2021. US President Joe Biden will sleep in the hotel ahead of the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which is scheduled for Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in Geneva. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

The fountain Jet d'eau in the Lake Geneva spray water, in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, June 14, 2021. The lakeside city known as a Cold War crossroads and a hub for Swiss discretion, neutrality and humanitarianism, is set to return to a spotlight on the world stage as U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin come to town for a summit on Wednesday, June 16. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)