Swiss officials closed the Parc de la Grange in Geneva, which features the Villa La Grange as its main building, to the public for ten days on Tuesday, with no explanation given until Thursday. On its Twitter account, the government announced the site’s selection.
Security personnel have posted warning signs, rerouted traffic and neighboring parking, and installed double-fencing around the park. The wide lawn and garden sloping down into Lake Geneva have been spruced up by landscape staff.
Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, spelled out the complete list of concerns that Biden would highlight during the meeting on Thursday, including the Ukraine conflict, human rights violations, and suspected Russian ransomware attacks.
“It’s in our best interests for us to go to a more solid and predictable partnership. We don’t want it to be confrontational and tense all of the time,” she explained. “We’re hoping this is the beginning of the beginning for that.”
The home, which was donated to the Geneva municipality in 1917, is generally closed to the public but is used for official gatherings.