No joint press conference for Putin and Biden: Joe REFUSES to stand next to Russian president for questions from the media after the pair meet for ‘candid’ talks next week, with the White House wary the meeting will throw up HUGE differences
- President Joe Biden will hold a solo press conference after his meeting with Vladimir Putin next week
- Two leaders meet in Geneva on Wednesday
- ‘We expect this meeting to be candid and straightforward and a solo press conference is the appropriate format,’ White House official said
- White House reluctant to grant Putin yet another prominent platform in addition to the summit itself and put Biden in unscripted situation
- Trump held joint presser with Putin when two leaders met in Helsinki in 2018