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Mr. Putin took the high road yet again and rebuked the Russian media who has been taking shots at Biden.
And unlike the American media - especially CNN, the friends of Democrats - the dangerous Mr. Putin did not descend to make use of sleepy Mr. Joe - and return him his "killer"...

Here is what he reports at home:

21:26, June 16, 2021
Sanctions, opposition and hidden message. How was the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden in Geneva



Putin called the meeting with Biden "substantive and concrete"
According to the Lenta.ru correspondent, the summit ended an hour ahead of schedule. The first press conference was held by Vladimir Putin. He called the meeting substantive and concrete and shared that in a conversation with a colleague he did not feel any hostility, "there was a disposition to come to an agreement." However, according to the Russian president, while Biden did not invite him to visit and did not receive such offers himself, since "conditions must be ripe for such invitations."

Biden also positively assessed the results of the summit and believes that "the tone of the whole meeting was good, positive." According to him, the United States and Russia now have a clear basis for working and building relations, and the leaders of both countries understand all the differences in views of each other. According to him, the next six months will show whether it has been possible to restart relations with Russia, but there are all prospects for this.

Reporters covering the event later noticed a hidden message in the photograph from the meeting room. Behind the presidents there was a bookcase, and behind the American leader they looked at the inscription "I lie" made up of books. The organization of press conferences also raised questions from media workers: the event of the Russian leader was attended by journalists from the United States, while representatives of Russian publications were not allowed to attend the press approach of the American president.

Presidents agree to return ambassadors and make up after scandal with Biden's interview
The presidents of the United States and Russia agreed to resume the work of diplomatic missions and return all embassy staff. Putin did not name the exact date, but noted that this is a "technical" issue and an agreement in principle has been reached. However, when asked whether there was more confidence in relations between Moscow and Washington, he replied with a quote from Leo Tolstoy: "There is no happiness in life, only its lightning." "There is no talk of any family trust, but there is lightning," Putin explained and stressed that he did not and did not have any illusions. In turn, Biden said that the US agenda is not directed against Russia, but for the benefit of US citizens, and in relations with any politician, he will primarily defend the interests of Washington.

Putin also told how he made up with Biden after the latter's scandalous interview, in which he actually called the Russian president a murderer. “We explained, I was satisfied with these explanations. He invited us to meet - we met, ”Putin stressed and added that the American leader is a very experienced person.

The parties declared their readiness to work together on arms control
Following the summit, Putin and Biden adopted a joint statement on strategic stability and agreed to conduct a comprehensive, bilateral dialogue on arms control. According to the Kremlin's official statement , the presidents reaffirmed their adherence to the principle that there can be no winners in a nuclear war. Putin told reporters that on the whole the American side understands the Russian side when talking about the "red lines". “But we haven’t gone so far to highlight accents and share something in detail,” he stressed.

Biden also mentioned nuclear safety issues at his press conference. “I don’t think Putin wants a new cold war,” he said. According to the American leader, the presidents discussed containment of Iran in order to prevent the emergence of nuclear weapons in this country. The parties also agreed to jointly maintain security in Syria and Afghanistan.

Presidents discussed the situation in Belarus, but hardly talked about Ukraine
According to Putin, the topic of Ukraine's possible accession to NATO "was touched upon with a smear, there is nothing to discuss here." The only obligation of Moscow in this matter is the implementation of the Minsk agreements on Donbass, but on condition that Kiev is ready for this. Biden, referring to this issue at his press conference, said that he had expressed to Putin "the unwavering commitment of the United States to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine." “We have agreed that we will seek diplomacy and support the Minsk agreements,” he said.

The US President also said that the summit also touched upon the issue of Belarus, which the US considers a threat to the collective security of the West. According to Biden, Putin did not argue with him, but stressed that what is happening in Belarus can be assessed from different points of view.

At a meeting with Biden and at a press conference, Putin was asked about the opposition and human rights violations in Russia
In addition to the main agenda, at the press conference, Putin was also asked about the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), which has the status of a foreign agent in Russia and is recognized as an extremist organization. “The organization that you mentioned publicly called for riots, gave instructions on how to prepare Molotov cocktails, flaunting the police identification data,” he stressed. Separately, Putin mentioned the detention of Alexei Navalny and said that the arrest was a deliberate decision of the founder of the FBK.

The President of Russia said that the issue of foreign agents and human rights violations was raised at a meeting with Biden, and he had to recall the cases of violations that the US authorities regularly commit, in particular, people shot in the streets, secret CIA prisons and bombing in Afghanistan.

Biden also raised this topic in his press conference. According to him, he made it clear to his colleague that Navalny's death would have serious consequences for Russia. “I told Putin that I could not keep the trust of my people if I didn’t stand up for human rights,” the American leader said. In addition, Putin put on a par with the prosecution of Russian oppositionists and the trials of the participants in the storming of the US Capitol, and this seemed to the American president inappropriate. “This is a ridiculous comparison. It's one thing when real criminals break into the Capitol and then are prosecuted. It’s another matter when people are unhappy with being gagged, ”Biden said.

Russia and the United States will continue to work to strengthen cybersecurity
Separately, the leaders of the two countries discussed the problem with the increasing frequency of hacker attacks on US computer networks, for which Washington blames the Russian authorities. Putin said that the parties will begin consultations on this matter, and on this issue "there is something to work on." He separately emphasized that, according to American sources, the largest number of cyber attacks in the world are carried out from the US cyberspace, followed by Canada. The Russian President also spoke about sanctions against Moscow. “There are opponents of the development of relations with Russia, there are supporters, which forces will prevail - it's hard for me to say,” he said.

Biden paid a lot of attention to the topic of cyberattacks in his press conference. According to him, the United States will offer the Russian side a list of 16 key infrastructure sectors that should be especially carefully guarded against possible attacks by hackers. Biden stressed that a military response to cyberattacks was not discussed at the summit, and the parties agreed to work together to establish security in this area.

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