The Russian navy conducted its largest exercise since the Cold War 300 to 500 miles west of Hawaii. Russia MOD
* USAF stealth fighters were scrambled to Hawaii on Sunday as Moscow launched naval exercises in Pacific, while in South China Sea, an American carrier group has steamed in as Beijing's warplanes tear around Taiwan
* Biden will finally sit down with Putin on Wednesday for their first presidential summit on Lake Geneva - the choice of venue a throwback to the Cold War meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev in 1985
* Relations between the two sides are similarly cool - at their lowest ebb in decades after Putin's outlandish cyber attacks against the US, aggression towards Ukraine and intervention in the Middle East
* Two men are set to meet at Villa de la Grange, a stunning chateau ripe for photo-ops and small talk
* Putin is set to arrive first at the venue, with Biden arriving next in 'the Beast' - both men are staying nearby
* First they will meet with Swiss President Guy Parmelin before meeting together with respective top aides
* Biden will get to put his spin on the day with a full press conference later - Putin has not been invited to join
Russia and China have heaped pressure on Joe Biden with provocative military drills in the Pacific and the South China Sea ahead of the US President's showdown with Vladimir Putin in Geneva today.
USAF stealth fighters were scrambled to Hawaii on Sunday as Moscow launched its biggest naval exercises in the Pacific since the Cold War, while in the South China Sea, an American carrier group has steamed in as Chinese warplanes tear around Taiwan.
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WNU Editor: Now we know why F-22s were scrambled out of Hawaii three days ago .... Hawaii-Based F-22s Scrambled On FAA's Request But Nobody Will Say Why (Updated) (Warzone/The Drive).
This naval exercise is also sending a very clear signal to the Biden administration.
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