Biden to hold solo news conference after Putin summit

Biden to hold solo news conference after Putin summit
# 13 June 2021 04:50 (UTC +04:00)

U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a solo news conference after meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next week, denying the former KGB spy an elevated international platform to castigate the West and sow discord, APA reports quoting Reuters.

Putin's bravura performance at a 2018 news conference with Donald Trump led to shock when the then U.S. president cast doubt on the findings of his own intelligence agencies and flattered the Russian leader.

Talking about the summit alone will also spare Biden, 78, from open jousting with Putin, 68, before the world's media after what is certain to be a combative encounter.

"We expect this meeting to be candid and straightforward," a White House official said.

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