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POTUS is currently huddling with his national security advisers, Russian experts from the NSC and the White House communications team before holding his press conference in Geneva, per @jeffzeleny — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @biannagolodryga: I still can’t wrap my head around how Putin justified @navalny’s imprisonment: “he knew he was violating the law, he d… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimsciutto: “There’s no happiness in life. There’s only a mirage on the horizon…but I believe there’s a spark of hope in his (Biden’s)… — PolitiTweet.org

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Putin says Biden did not invite him to the White House “and no indication of that was given.” (Trump invited Putin to the White House after their Helsinki meeting in 2018.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Putin is again equating the US prosecution of January 6 rioters who stormed the Capitol with his imprisonment and murder of many political dissidents over his decades in power. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeffzeleny: Putin name-checks President Trump and the differences with President Biden, saying: "His predecessor had a different view.… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: @mchancecnn Putin says Biden directly raised human rights issues during their discussion — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mviser: “Personally, I was convinced that President Biden is an experienced person,” President Putin says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Putin won’t say Navalny’s name. Calls him “this man” and says he was “consciously” breaking the law, in response to question from @mchancecnn. The US concluded earlier this year that Russian agents poisoned Navalny with novichok in an attempted assassination. — PolitiTweet.org

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Putin says “I don’t think there was any kind of hostility” during the meetings, “on the contrary”, he thinks it was “very constructive.” As far as cyber security is concerned “we agreed we would begin consultations,” Putin says. — PolitiTweet.org

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One deliverable coming out of the summit: Putin says the US and Russia have agreed to return their respective ambassadors to their posts. — PolitiTweet.org

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The summit is officially over, the White House says. Press conferences are next. — PolitiTweet.org

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The second meeting between Biden and Putin and their aides has ended, per a WH official. That was expected to be the last meeting of the day—it lasted just over an hour. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ResisterSis1 Toria Nuland, Jake Sullivan, Amb. John Sullivan, NSC’s senior director for Russia and director for Russia, and Antony Blinken — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Mike_Eckel: first photo from Putin-Biden expanded session, per Kremlin pool. https://t.co/pwR2p30a55 — PolitiTweet.org

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Correx: SIX officials on each side. Large meeting underway. — PolitiTweet.org

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Second, expanded meeting now underway between Biden, Putin and 5 officials on each side. They took a 45 min break after the first meeting and resumed at 4pm local time, per WH official. — PolitiTweet.org

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The first meeting was originally scheduled for 1 hour 20 min, but went slightly over time. — PolitiTweet.org

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The first meeting between Biden, Putin, Blinken and Lavrov concluded about 10 min ago after about an hour and a half, WH official tells pool. They’ll now move into the expanded meeting with 5 aides present on each side, including the US and Russian ambassadors. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nahaltoosi: Wild stuff from the pool reports at the Biden-Putin summit: “Russian security yelled at journalists to get out and began pu… — PolitiTweet.org

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WH Comms director says Biden was not nodding to the specific question of whether the two presidents trust each other: — PolitiTweet.org

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More on the chaotic scene ahead of first Biden-Putin meeting, via the US TV pool: “Lots of shoving and grabbing - it was extremely aggressive. The Russian security pulled on our clothes and shoved us.” Meanwhile, Russian journos blaming US press, saying they staged a “stampede.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@natsechobbyist @jillrussia @RepSlotkin 🙏 long day ahead! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EliStokols: This happened inside while most of WH press pool is still outside jostling with Russian press. https://t.co/gnyISOIiw4 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNN: US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin just took their first photo and shook hands before holding their… — PolitiTweet.org

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@KermitFermat 😂😂😂 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: The two leaders appear together, with Swiss President Guy Parmelin: https://t.co/wOTTULUcXX — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS motorcade en route to the summit: https://t.co/LxWDv8RoAi — PolitiTweet.org

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Putin’s motorcade en route to the summit site, Putin expected to arrive in about 2 minutes: https://t.co/RXc5mpx5ZX — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: Russian officials arriving to Villa la Grange ahead of Biden-Putin summit. Putin is set to land shortly. https://t.co/m… — PolitiTweet.org