Three hours. Afterwards the two president s held separate News Conferences but hit some of the same tones and themes, Mutual Respect and optimism tempered by realism. I did what i came to do. The bottom line is i told President Putin we need to have some basic rules of the road that we can all abide by. I made it clear to him that i believe. Consequences of that would be devastating for russia. I dont think hes looking for a cold war with the United States. President putin seemed to be looking for the right category for mr. Biden, among the four u. S. President s he has met with during his 20 years leading russia. Translator he is very balanced, professional man, its obviously clear that he is very experienced and it seems to me that we did speak the same lan language. Certainly doesnt imply that we must look into each others eyes and find a soul or swear eternal friendship. Our chief National Affairs correspondent jeff zeleny is live in geneva. Good morning. Youve now had some time to
will not be nearly as warm and he of course knows that better than anyone. in that environment governing can be hard. thank you so much, jeff zeleny in geneva. russian president vladimir putin describing his summit with president biden as, quote, constructive. the russian president said there was no hostility and voiced optimism about the possibility of future results. translator: the meeting had results, it was substantive, it was concrete and it took place in an atmosphere that was geared toward achieving results. but the points of conflict between the two nations are obvious here. president putin denied russian responsibility for an uptick in recent cyber attacks. president biden hinted at u.s. retaliation if they do not stop. joining us now international diplomatic editor nic robertson is live in london for us.