Putin praises summit result, calls Biden a tough negotiator

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised the outcome of his summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and called him an astute and shrewd negotiator.

The two leaders concluded three hours of talks Wednesday at an opulent villa facing Lake Geneva by exchanging expressions of mutual respect but firmly restating their starkly different views on cyberattacks, the conflict in Ukraine, political dissent and other issues. At the same time, they announced an agreement to return each other’s ambassadors and mapped more talks on arms control and cybersecurity.

Putin, who hailed Biden as a highly experienced and constructive interlocutor at a news conference in Geneva, offered more praise of the U.S. leader on Thursday in a video call with graduates of a government management school.

Biden kept him on his guard with his savvy negotiating skills, Putin said.



President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, arrive to meet at the 'Villa la Grange', Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)


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[pandr32]

1. Someone's going to be a little jealous

[RKP5637]

4. The Orange Blob must be climbing the walls about this!!!!! n/t

[pandr32]

8. Anything that makes him miserable makes me happy

[hlthe2b]

2. Seems Putin is quite intent on humiliating the orange blob.

Works for me.

[onetexan]

27. I think its for self serving purposes

Putin was using the Con when he was in power as a pawn. Now that Biden is in the WH he's saying complimentary things about Biden to curry favor & make himself feel important.

[hlthe2b]

28. Sure, but there is no way Putin does not enjoy showing Trump for the putz he is.

Very KGB of him once he no longer has any use for him...

[RKP5637]

3. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[JudyM]

5. We can be pretty sure that The Art of the Deal author is jealous of that compliment.

That’s a shame.

[liberalla]

7. Yes we can! tee hee!

[Merlot]

25. It's "author" not author. Art of the deal was ghost written.

[CentralMass]

6. tRump probably instinctively dropped to his knees when seeing Putin on the tv..

[PortTack]

9. Putin humiliates his pal frump ...you loser

[Harker]

10. Whatever Putin says is to make himself look better, somehow. n/t

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

11. Fuck Putin and the horse he rode in on.

I don't trust him one bit. As soon as Biden and the U.S. let their guard down, he'll be trying something.

Vladimir Putin was a foreign KGB agent for 16 years before the collapse of the USSR. He is as sneaky and underhanded as the day is long.

He knows Biden can't be bought and Biden is much more intelligent and politically experienced than Trump. He'll be all smiles and praises until he can pull something underhanded.

I know we should attempt to have good diplomatic relations with Putin and Russia but I still don't trust them. And the fact that there are members of the GOP who not only praise Putin but very likely have worked with him to undermine the Democrats and this country make things even worse.

[Mysterian]

26. I agree with the entirety of your post

Russia is a malignant dictatorship and Putin is a cunning, ruthless, murderous dictator.

[FM123]

29. Exactly.

[moreland01]

12. Well . .

he called trump intelligent. He thinks flattery will get him somewhere.

[moreland01]

13. Well . .

he called trump intelligent. He thinks flattery will get him somewhere.

[Mr.Bill]

20. Biden will not be flattered.

He's way smarter than that.

[Lettuce Be]

14. He will quickly realize flattery doesn't work with Biden

[GulfCoast66]

23. He knew that going in.

Biden is a known quantity. Known for looking out for American’s interest. Not giving a shit about flattery.

[tavernier]

15. Unlike the former guy

Biden doesn’t really give a shit what you think about him. He’s only interested in your actions.

[keithbvadu2]

16. Trump's idea of negotiating with Vlad::: Yes Sir! Yes Sir! Yes Sir!

Trump's idea of negotiating with Vlad:::

Yes Sir! Yes Sir! Yes Sir!

[C Moon]

17. Biden's wasn't a tough negotiator, it's more like the sheriff met the criminal.

[Carlitos Brigante]

18. He may be a little bag of shit. But that did put a smile on my face..... nt

[paleotn]

19. Go F yourself, Putie.

[oldsoftie]

21. Cant say it much better than that.

[bucolic_frolic]

22. From the body posture, the few photos I saw

Putie looks like a chastised prankster wondering if he's gone too far and how bad punishment's going to be.

[GulfCoast66]

24. Yeah, reminds me of the photo of Obama totally owning him.

Russia has a GDP of maybe 1/20th of the US. If we use all of our economic and cyber resources we can crush them. Putin knows this. So does Joe.

I think gloves are off and Russia is about to be in a world of hurt. We won’t hear about much of it. But Joe is not fucking around.

It about time we fought their fire with a much bigger one.