Many Kilometers of barbed wire were installed to secure the city during the summit.
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Swiss police forces blocked the roads that were taken by presidents Biden and Putin in Geneva.
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Black plastic and barbed wire right in front of an apartment building behind the grounds of the Hotel Intercontinental.
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Preparations for the summit: Putting up barbed wire at the entry to the Parc de la Grange, site of the talks.
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Two limousines and several cars ready for the arrival of President Biden and his delegation at the Geneva airport on the eve of the summit.
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Police presence on public transport in Geneva on the day of the summit.
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Military and police boats patrol Lake Geneva.
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An armoured police vehicle takes position at the entrance of the La Grange park.
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A soldier on the roof of a building near the airport awaits the arrival of President Biden.
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Daily life in Geneva was largely disrupted by the security measures introduced for Wednesday's summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden.
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Traffic arteries including parts of the motorway were closed and local airspace restricted for three days. The public was banned from accessing Lake Geneva and lakeside streets in the city centre. The talks took place at the Villa La Grange, which was cordoned off with barbed wire.
Some 1,000 military personnel were deployed to support around 2,000 Geneva cantonal police officers.
Soldiers protected diplomatic buildings and provided equipment to the cantonal police for air and lake transport.
Geneva was chosen as the venue because of its facilities and infrastructure, as the second-most important UN location after New York. Russia and the US also maintain large missions in Geneva and secret service departments.
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