into his press conference. one of the narratives we re seeing now kind of on the side of the positivity is this idea that biden is afraid of the press, that putin is a much more open leader, and that biden was actually pretty closed off. which plays straight into putin s hands. matthew, let me ask you quickly about alexei navalny. president biden was very strong in saying that he made clear to vladimir putin that if alexei navalny were to die in custody that there would be serious consequences for that. do you think that that message was received and that it s more likely that navalny won t meet that fate because of this meeting? reporter: it s an interesting question. and i think that there s signs that maybe the state now is taking his health a little more seriously. he had that hunger strike, and he was given the necessary medical attention that he was demanding. also just before the summit, his wife and daughter were finally