berlin. the u.s. and russian presidents agree to a face-to-face meeting next month in geneva. the summit set for june comes with ties between washington and moscow at a low point. we will look at what they are hoping to achieve. also on the program, a day of difficult diplomacy in the middle east. the u.s. secretary of state meets with palestinian president abbas following a meeting with

the israeli prime minister in jerusalem. blinken is on a mission to assure a cease-fire between israel and hamas. and minneapolis remembers a year after george floyd's murder. his death at the hands of a white police officer triggered a reckoning of race relations in the u.s. some say not enough is being done to keep history from repeating itself. plus, the cat is finally out of the bag -- the german national league new leadership after the step down the summer. -- the step down this summer. ♪ welcome to the program. relations between the u.s. and russia are the worst they have been in several decades. now u.s. president joe biden and russia's vladimir putin will

meet face-to-face in geneva next month to discuss the issues between them. the two men have met plenty of times before when biden was vice president. this time it's different. president biden and his first four months expelled diplomats and hit moscow with multiple rounds of sanctions over allegations of russian interference in the u.s. election, over kremlin involvement in a cyberattack and the jailing of alexei navalny. putin is keen to discuss everything from regional ties to international challenges. let's talk about this with ian bremmer in new york. the president of the eurasia group. how much of a surprise is at the kremlin agreed to hold this summit? >> it's not a surprise at all. i think they like the prestige that comes from one-on-one sit down with prident biden. it makes them feel more like equals.

which is they -- the way they want to be portrayed nationality. biden is happy with it. there's a general view china's by far the principal adversary of the u.s. globally. the biden administration would rather not have untoward surprises fr other parts of the they know the china lationsh is unfixable and deteriorating. i thinboth presidents were relatively eager to get this set up, even with a complication, the surise completion of this blowup over the last few days. >> what do you think will be the main talking points at this summit? >> i think sieber is going to be very important. -- cyber is going to be very important. that is an area where certainly you would like to see from both sides that we avoid escalation.

i think that will be high on the agenda. and ukraine, another area where the u.s. is deeply happy with russia's behavior historically and ongoing. but there are areas where there could be some cooperation the biden administration has tended the start agreement on nuclear forces with the russians for five years. they wou like to see some movementn further negotiations around nuclear arms control. and also the biden administration would really like to see the russians be more constructive on climate in the run-up to the summit comi up this fall. there, i expect there will be engagement directly. >> let's talk about the belarusian situation at the moment. joe biden has condemned the landing action as outrageous.

this would put more pressure on putin, you think? >> putin has not. but it's pretty clear putin was not involved in the decision to bring down this airliner. that was belarus and lukashenko operatg all by himself. i agree tt putin had different perspective in terms of the response. for may, the relationship between lukashenko and putin is similar to xi jinping and kim jong-un's relationship. in other words, they are on the same side, but lukashenko's kind of an era tent -- an irritant and is going rogue. q saw that with e mishandled -- y saw that with the mishandl election at lukashenko sto. and using norma's force against his own civilians to stay in power. -- and using enormous force

against his own civilians to stay in power. i suspect the meeting next week is not going to be the easiest meeting for the belarusian president. >> stay with us. we would like to talk to you some more in just a moment. the country currently facing further isolation from the eu for forcing a passes -- passenger jet to arrest somebody. those involved in the action will face economic sanctions and travel restrictions. a little earlier, the german chancellor called once more for him to be released immediately. >> i can only describe it as worrying and shocking, as u.k. prime minister boris johnson said. that makes our demands all the more urgent that he must be

released and everything must be done. especially when one hears when his parents have to say, we will do all he will means to do this. -- all a ne means to do this. >> let's go back to ian bremmer. the eu already had sanctions in place against belarus and russia. which had little effect. as even the french president admits. what could be the next step? >> cap to be impssed with the fact that the europeans responded quickly and in a unified fashion. terms of shting down belarusian airspace for transit. which is expensive for these airliners. as well as not allowing belaru'' air carrier to transit to european cities. but this is not,s the french president said, thiis not going to be truly punitive in a way that will hurt lukashenko. if they want to hurt him, they need to go after the oligarchs to supportim and after the

court sectors of the belarusian economy, that means oil -- and all of the transit fees, significant transit fees. from transporting energy into europe. if the gmans were to support that, that would really sting, that would make a difference. but i don't think they will. absent those kind of broader sectoral sanctions, i think having proto-saveage in jail is a trait he is very happy with, for having rogue status with the europeans right now. he feels impunity domestically, and increasingly he feels impunity with the europeans. that is a serious problem. >> the close ties between russia and belarus, can't sanctions against belarus be separated from sanctions against russia? >> not if they involve the

energy that comes out of belarus because it is russian energy. short of that, you certainly can. >> and bremmer -- ian bremmer, thank you very much for this insight. president of the eurasia group. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines at this hour. tens of thousands of people are fleeing from low-lying areas of eastern india to escape a cyclone bearing down on the coast, expected to make landfall in -- landfall on wednesday. the european court of human rights' highest chamber said the surveillance program violated millions of citizens' rights. communications data was revealed by edward snowden in 2013.

the family of george floyd has just been at the white house marking a year since his murder by a white police officer. they met with the president and vice president earlier. they were in congress in a session with speaker pelosi. is killing sparked a global -- his killing sparked global antiracism protests. many are disappointed by the lack of progress on police reform. our correspondent is in minneapolis, where george floyd was killed. civil rights campaigners say not nearly enough is being done. reporter: the site of a murder not even adults can comprehend. george floyd died in front of a minneapolis grocery store when you're ago. -- one year ago. the video footage of the death is impossible to forget. it sparked furious protests around the world.

one here on, every inch here is a reminder of the day in may of 2020, the community is still reeling. >> if you ke this is just a stepping stone, because the believe involved was arrested -- the poce involved was rested. but it's still happening. systematic racism is still here. >> the police need less freedom. that's basically what we are saying. they needless freedom and need to be held accountable for what they do. reporter: in downtown minneapolis, supporters of the floyd family and other activists are showing their anger. hardly anyone here is satisfied with the progress made in the past 12 months. >> one year after the death of george floyd, people are marching for police reform here in minneapolis and several other cities across the u.s. they say george floyd's murderer may have been convicted, but at least 180 other

african-americans have been killed by the hands of the police since last year. reporter: she lost her fiancé during a police operation. she says the state of minnesota is at the forefront of police brutality against black people. >> today is very important, because this is the day that revealed the truth about everything that they have been doing to our people here in th state of minnesota. reporter: at a rally in front of the minneapolis courthouse where george floyd's murderer was convicd, family members an civil rights activists our commander rating -- are commemorating the man whose death made him an icon. >> it has been a painful year. it's been very frustrating for me and my family. for your life to change within thblink of an eye. reporter: floyd family attorney

ben crump says they are looking to congress, setting their hopes on a sweeping police reform bill, named after floyd. >> we know it is a tipping point. it has to be meaningful legislation, because of not, george floyd's name can't be on it. reporter: at the site where george floyd was killed, a gospel service reminds worshipers the world has changed and that there is hope that reform could follow soon. ♪ >> after israel's 11 to conflict with -- 11 day conflict, parts of the area lien ruins. secretary blinken announced america would provide $75 million in development and economic aid. he also pledged to restore ties with the palestinians.

concluding the reopening of the consulate in jerusalem. mr. blinken met with the is really prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and reaffirmed israel's rights to defend itself. they called on both parties to start rebuilding relations. >> leaders on both sides need to chart a better course, starting by making improvements in the lives of the people of israel, gaza, and the west bank. if they do, they will find willing partners in civil society. if we do this right, reconstruction, and early for the people of gaza, far from empowering hamas, i think has the potential to undermine it. i say that because hamas thrives, unfortunately, on despair, on misery, on desperation, on a lack of

opportunity. it is a movement that is a vacuum of opportunity. >> let's go straight to jerusalem to our correspondent standing by their forest. we just heard -- by therefore us. -- standing by there forest. we just heard antony blinken. how is it possible? >> this has been a dilemma, if you may call it that, for the international community, for a very long time now, ever since hamas took forceful power in gaza in 2007. there's no contact policy. hamass considered a trorist orgazation. so they had to fd some creative solutions. r example, after the war in 2014 after a huge need to rebud gaza, almost the same situation as right now, they put in place a gaza reconstruction mechanm overseen by the united

nations, by the palestinian authority, the donor countries, and israel, that kps its poli of a blocde on gaza and controls closely and strictly what is going in and out of gaza. of course you cannot ignore hamas as a political power in gaza. it is ruling gaza. for now the international communitcircumvents thisy forging and direct -- indirect talks their mediators, like egypt, talking to hamas. that meanshey don't have much influence er what happening in gaza. there's also no account ability of what hamas is doing in gaza. >> lincoln met with the palestinian president. how can he convince him to torso u.s. -- to trust the u.s.?

when he is backing israel so firmly? >> i think it is nothing new there's a close relationship between israel and the u.s. but i think you have to see it on different levels. it is the visit by the u.s. secretary of state that was important for the palestinian authority. their relationship with the previous administration, under the former president, donald trump, was extremely strained and broke down after donald trump moved to the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. the relationship on ice. -- the palestinian authority but the relationship on ice. that should change now. there's a restart ithes relationships. we see a change fm the americans toward the palestinian authority and a strengthening of their position. if you ask ordinary palestinians, they do not see --

they say they are acting in the interest of israel. they are interested in just managing the conict rather than looking into the underlying causes, striving for a political solution. >> thank you. gaza suffered heavy bombardment during those 11 days of fighting between hamas militants and is really army -- the israeli army. many have been left homeless and traumatized by the fighting and do not know where to start to rebuild their lives. reporter: this family lives in the northern gaza strip near the israeli border. they want to show something. -- show us something. this area was heavily targeted by the israeli military. and response from the rockets fired by gaza. how met and his wife feared for

their lives -- he and his wife feared for their lives. they listened to their voices, calling to god, expecting today. how do we deserve this? she says to her daughters, come to me, we are going today. they were lucky, yet the trauma remains. > the israelis say we are terrorists. but we haven't done anything to anyone. we haven't fired any rockets. reporter: scenes of destruction also in central gaza city. bombed out buildings and shattered lives. some people still camp out amid the ruins where their homes once stood. palestinian sources say 2000 apartments were destroyed, collateral damage caused by the attacks on the infrastructure of the hamas militants that used civilians as human shields. he had his apartment here. now he doesn't know where to go. so far no one has offered to help.

>> i collected these things from wherever i could. now i sleep here. reporter: hamas is calling the cease-fire a victory for them, which of motorists also insist -- which these motorists also insist. most are exhausted and want peace. yemohammed is a dentist in gaza city where the building next to his was destroyed. he says if elections were to be held here, hamas would lose heavily. because the people have suffered so much. today, he has brought his children to the park, away from the destruction. volunteers try to take the kid'' minds off what happened. here, he worries about his youngest daughter. -noticed she is suffering

-- i noticed she is suffering from some kind of shock. she does strange things. my neighbor says i should bring her to a psychologist. he adds, his only wish is for her to have a good and normal life. >> there is growing concern the mali military staging a second coup in nine months. the president has ousted the interim prime minister and the president. the pair led a transitional government that took power after last year's coup. there were arrested and taken to a military base outside the capital monday. the european union and un, demanding their immediate release. reporter: although i seems calm, the situation remains tense. they defended the arrests,

accusing of sabotaging the ongoing democratic protests. the transitional vice president had no choice but to intervene, in order to protect the transitional charter and protect the republic. they had to push aside the president and his prime minister, as well as the people implicated in the situation. the president and the prime minister are reportedly being held at a military base outside the capital. the two men had been leading the progress of returning mali to democracy after the last coup. both the united nations and the european union have criticized the arrests. >> would call for a return to the transition. which must be civil. what happened is serious and grave. we are ready to consider the necessary measures.

reporter: in august, he was off that as president, following weeks of antigovernment protests over rising insecurity, alleged corruptionand a faing economy. though most people celebrated his removal, the slow pace of change over the last nine months has been causing tension in mali. >> this is not good. military men in politics, i think they are failing in their duties. it's not their job. as for the civilians. -- it's for the civilians. >> we are fed up with these constant arrests by the military, they attack people, even to kill them in -- kill them or arrest them. we don't even know why. reporter: mali together with neighboring countries are

fighting a growing insurgency from islamist militants. and stability could hamper the efforts in mali and lead to more is to -- more instability across west africa. >> the outgoing coach has signed a three-year contract to coach the german national team. he will take over from the coach was leaving after the championships this summer. reporter: the rumors have been flying ever since he confirmed in april he wanted to leave by the end of the season. the dfb has confirmed flick will take over. after the summer's postpone championship, he will step down after 15 years in charge. the lick era -- the flick era can begin. >> this is important after the euros.

sports have to take center stage again. the new coach we found will make everyone enter many very happy. reporter: flick left under a cloud. 's relationship with the sporting director, apparently beyond repair. but the dfb director says his old colleague is a man who brings people together. ♪ flick certainly did that at the recent winters liquor triumph that expanded munich. the record should give him the clout to command respect and a german dressing room full of superstars. there will be a few familiar faces to put in a good word for the new man. >> residents in a mongolian city woke up to an unlikely summer surprise over the weekend. after and unexpected

snowstorm blanketed the region. the snow might be seen as a welcome arrival. putting an end to a recent drought. it will help with the risk of bushfires, which are common in the area at this time of year. 's italy's mount etna -- italy's mount etna erupted again. molten lava shot into the sky the early hours this morning, firing plumes ofmoke -- over italy. there have been no reports of major damage or injuries. the corruption is the fourth this month. mount etna's one of the world's most active volcanoes. before we go, here's a reminder of our top stories. angela merkel has renewed her demand that belarus immediately release roman, after they forced

a passenger jet to detour to arrest him. blinken is on a trip aimed at bolstering a cease-fire between israel and hamas. say with us. after a short break, i will be back to take you through "the day." [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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>> welcome to life in paris. these are the new world news headlines. emmanuel macron wants to invite the belarus opposition to the g7 summit next month. with the distal and journalist roman protasevich still in custody, the belarus regime increasingly isolated. calls grow for stronger action against the diversion of an airline that is called a hijacking. two state solution is the only way forward, antony blinken says. leaders on israeli and palestinian