Now, I told President Putin my agenda is not against Russia or anyone else it’s for the American people: fighting COVID-19 rebuilding our economy reestablishing our relationships around the world with our allies and friends and protecting our people. And it should be able to - we should be able to cooperate where it’s in our mutual interests.Īnd where we have differences, I wanted President Putin to understand why I say what I say and why I do what I do, and how we’ll respond to specific kinds of actions that harm America’s interests. And President Putin and I had a - share a unique responsibility to manage the relationship between two powerful and proud countries - a relationship that has to be stable and predictable. One, there is no substitute, as those of you who have covered me for a while know, for a face-to-face dialogue between leaders. Well, I’ve just finished the - the last meeting of this week’s long trip, the U.S.-Russian Summit.Īnd I know there were a lot of hype around this meeting, but it’s pretty straightforward to me - the meeting. There was no problem getting through those doors, was it - was there?Īnyway, hello, everyone. (Laughs.) I know it was easy getting into the - the pre-meeting. THE PRESIDENT: It’s been a long day for you all.
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