Disinfo: Biden wants to avoid direct questions after meeting with Putin

Summary

The US president refuses to hold a joint press conference with the Russian president after their meeting and plans to avoid direct questions.

Disproof

While it is true that US President Joe Biden chose not to hold a joint press conference after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, it is not true that he will avoid direct questions. In fact, both Biden and Putin held solo press conferences following their meeting where both faced direct questions from the press.

Commenting on the decision to not have a joint press conference, President Biden said he wants to avoid "a contest about who can do better in front of a press conference or try to embarrass one another".

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  • Reported in: Issue 249
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 16/06/2021
  • Article language(s) Arabic
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: US, Russia
  • Keywords: Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin
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