- June 17, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
GENEVA — President Joe Biden said during a press conference following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that he made clear the U.S. will take action against Russia if it continues with behavior that harms America’s interests — even as Washington keeps trying to find areas of common ground.
Biden said that the tone of the meeting was good and that the talks weren’t done in a “hyperbolic atmosphere.” But he acknowledged that it will take time to know if any significant progress will come as a result of the conversation and that he wasn’t confident he had done anything to change Putin’s behavior.
“I think there’s a genuine prospect to significantly improve the relations between our two countries without us giving up a single solitary thing based on principles and our values,” he said.
Biden spoke to reporters after meeting with Putin for just under four hours, slightly shorter than White House officials had anticipated, but plenty of time…
