this one from something of a face off here. the duelling speeches. president obama slamming putin s choices, putin blaming the u.s. for the world s problems. face to face time for the two. and seems to have gone about as well as many would have expected. both sides are calling it constructive. so that means at least an opening to more dialogue on isis and on syria. with that stiff, silent handshake, proceeded by an awkward, cold toast and two scathing speeches. we cannot stand by when the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a nation is violated. we think it is an enormos mistake to refuse to cooperate with the syrian government. presidents obama and putin did manage to tolerate each other enough to hash out differences for an hour and a half behind closed doors.
about two years of not having a real sitdown conversation, everything that s transpired since then, the fact that there are yewenormous differences. this was a showdown at the u.n. but it also seems to have worked. despite those differences, both sides are calling this constructive. that s about the most anyone had hoped for. the u.s. and russia s militaries will communicate in the fight against isis. and the two sides will at least talk about a political transition in syria. with that stiff, silent handshake preceded by an awkward, cold toast and two scathing speeches. we cannot stand by when the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a nation is flagrantly violated. translator: we think it is an enormous mistake to refuse to cooperate with the syrian government. reporter: president obama and putin did manage to tolerate