(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on December 06, 2021 shows US President Joe Biden during a signing ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC on November 18, 2021 and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a congress of the United Russia party in Moscow, on December 4, 2021. US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold a video call on December 7, 2021 to deal with military tensions over Ukraine. MANDEL NGAN, Mikhail Metzel / AFP / SPUTNIK
WASHINGTON, D.C.: When Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin meet virtually on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) the two presidents will have to negotiate a history of mutual suspicion as they take up the urgent issue of a major Russian military buildup on the Ukraine border.
