![]() President Biden and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meet for the US-Russia summit at Villa La Grange in Geneva on June 16, 2021. Professing to trust Putin would draw poor headlines for Biden on the heels of provocative Russian war games near Hawaii just hours before the two leaders shook hands, and crippling Russia-based cyberattacks on US industries in recent weeks.īiden’s introductory remarks were interrupted by a loud squabble among reporters and security, according to reporters in the room. He said just two days ago in his presser: ‘verify, then trust.'” was very clearly not responding to any one question, but nodding in acknowledgment to the press generally. White House communications director Kate Bedingfield promptly tweeted a cleanup: “It was a chaotic scrum with reporters shouting over each other. The shoving match drowned out most of Biden’s opening remarks and appeared to confuse the 46th president as he sat near Putin.īiden seemed to put Russia on equal footing with the US, saying in barely audible remarks, “We’re two great powers” - before nodding after a reporter asked if he trusts the Russian leader. The nod from Biden happened as US reporters and Russian security got into a near-brawl before him Wednesday in the stately Villa de la Grange in Geneva. President Biden on Wednesday called Russia a “great power” and appeared to nod when asked if he trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin, sending the White House into damage control amid a chaotic introduction to the leaders’ high-stakes meeting. ‘He doesn’t like us, we don’t like him either’: Kremlin chimes in on Boris Johnson resignation Putin says Russian offensive in Ukraine just beginning as gains begin to slow Why we must defeat Russian imperialism now Putin’s stooges threaten to reclaim Alaska from US, Gov taunts, ‘Good luck’
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