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Happens post summit. we dont know when specifically its going to wrap up. we know when it does, we will hear first from president putin and then from president biden in these sort of dueling press conferences. not at the same time. one after the other. even after that, there has been analysis about concern that the biden administration after this summit might try to press pause, freeze where they are with russia because of the confrontation and the discussion around china, right? they have to wa...

Conflict with russia, but when it comes to these activities online, everything that we have seen, an increase of the cyber intrusions, that if putin does not agree to intervene, stop, or help abate this that the lust respond in kind. so that is something where were waiting to see if there is additional sanctions for instance they are sweeping. will something else will done in recent terms. the white house is weighing if it is wise to try to respond to this summit. they said not likely. they woul...

It is something that he denies, right? it is almost a domestic lifeline. it is saying yes, he is a worthy adversary. you put him on the same level. talk about what it means back at home? >> for vladimir putin this summit is very important and it is getting a lot of coverage on russian television showing that putin is back, russia is back, that russia, as a great power, is back. throughout the covid pandemic and were still in the covid pandemic even though it is receding in the united states, put...

About security, just to show these kind of events were not happening, but they are very much happening now in geneva, not very far from andreas position, this is what geneva looks like on the shores of lake geneva. the city is shut down because of security concerns. there are no cars here. the roads look like a racetrack, there is patrol boats. the fact that the city has been taken over by the summit and shut down shows the degree of importance that the city, that the world, is giving now to the...

Stories that you covered. you will be able to see russia as a thorn in this side. if it is to destabilize syria, to try to bring nato into the fold, russia has been able to disrupt americas agenda in both of those places. >> but those are places that are both right next door to russia. this summit is far more important for you. i think that president biden wants to lay down markers and say that is unacceptable especially if you go into critical infrastructure. there is world war i style bunkers....

Mitchell has a question. >> in contrast to the last summit, there is no more americans, there was any knowledge among u.s. officials about a secret kremlin source? how would we ever know what the two men talks about in that one on one meeting with just just a kremlin translator? >> that is the question that i think many of us have. what was discussed between donald trump and vladimir putin in that very private meeting. i dont know if it was known what was discussed, but i think the relationship ...

Tightly secure covid bubbles around the world and he apparently disappeared from public view for about a year. and events like this didnt take place. there wasnt an opportunity for vladimir putin to be seen on the world stage by other world leaders. there was virtual summits held by the world health organization. but this event didnt happen. that was something that vladimir putin didnt have. one of the big cards that he plays is that he is the most respected russian leader. he is taken seriously...

Video on it translated. trump later gave this assessment of kims reaction to it. >> i think he loved it. i showed it because i really want him to do something. now, i dont think i had to show it because i really believe he wants to -- i think he wants to get it done. >> at the end of their time together, the president also gave kim a tour of his armored cadillac limousine. the two men took great pains in general to show a good relationship. there were so many handshakes, change from the rocket m...

Numerous pats on the back, a big change from the rocket man and fire and fury days. the rhetoric the president seems to believe helped make this summit possible. >> let us bring in our leadoff panel tuesday night. post-summit, robert costa, national political reporter for "the washington post," moderator of washington week on pbs. susan glasser, staff writer for the new yorker and a veteran overseas journalist. and jeff bennett, white house correspondent for nbc news. good evening and welcome to...