Putin says ‘no hostility but no breakthrough’ in summit talks with Biden

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the summit with US President Joe Biden in Switzerland took place with no hostility following some four hours of talks with the American leader.

He told reporters that the meeting was pragmatic and constructive but there were no major policy breakthroughs.

Mr Putin called Mr Biden a constructive, experienced partner, and said they spoke “the same language”, but added that there had been no friendship, rather a pragmatic dialogue on about their two countries’ interests.