Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will talk for four-five hours before making separate press appearances

• First session, with Antony Blinken and Sergey Lavrov, concludes
• Talks amid tensions expected to focus on regional conflicts, climate, Covid

3.45pm BST

Away from Geneva, the Guardian’s Sam Levine reports on the rise in threats against election officials:

One in three election officials feel unsafe in their jobs, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Brennan Center for Justice. One in five election workers said threats to their lives were a concern related to their job.

Related: How Republicans came to embrace the big lie of a stolen election

3.29pm BST

The second session of Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin’s summit in Geneva has now started after a 45-minute break, a White House official confirmed to the press pool.

This expanded bilateral meeting will include more of the two leaders’ senior aides in comparison to the first session.

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Source: The Guardian