cooling the temperature perhaps a more attainable goal. our correspondent sarah rainsford is at the summit. do we know how is it going between the two men? well, it has just got under way literally in the last few minutes in the 18th century swiss mansion behind me. the limousine is passed through here very recently on the weight of that summit. as i mentioned, it was pretty awkward at the two men smiling and shaking hands but very much aware a tense meeting lay ahead. hours and hours of talks planned to take place in this mansion. president putin thanked mr biden. mr biden said any face to face meeting is worthwhile. he also said the two countries need to establish agreements and see where they disagree to be able to discuss those things professionally, he said, and predictably. but both
dialogue was pragmatic. you got a sense of that in the detail, the answers given by vladimir putin. you talk about the constructive nature. ijust talk about the constructive nature. i just want to play a small clip from the news conference, just to illustrate that for any viewer that might missed that hours worth of comments from the russian leader. translation: as for the overall assessment, i believe as for the overall assessment, i believe there s been no hostility. on the believe there s been no hostility. on the contrary, our meeting took place on the contrary, our meeting took place in on the contrary, our meeting took place in a on the contrary, our meeting took place in a constructive spirit. indeed. place in a constructive spirit. indeed, we have assessments on a number indeed, we have assessments on a number of indeed, we have assessments on a number of issues, but both sides expressed number of issues, but both sides expressed their intention to understand ea
when the american supposedly told the russian he didn t have a soul . this time, they may agree to begin proper talks about arms control at the very least. cybersecurity s on the agenda too the new battleground. ukraine, syria the list of flashpoints is long. but don t expect mr putin to give any ground on the fate of this man, alexei navalny, the opposition politician first poisoned with a nerve agent and now in prison. ahead of this encounter here in geneva, both russia and the us have been really playing down expectations. there will be no breakthrough in relations. the hostility is here to stay. perhaps the best both sides can hope for is to stop things getting any worse. but during around five hours of talks in this swiss mansion, there ll be no shared meal and no joint appearance at the end of it all. joe biden s aim of stable and predictable relations seems unlikely, then.
joe biden called vladimir putin a killer, and putin replied it takes one to know one. they both have agreed to restore the diplomats in both capitals. agreed to restore the diplomats in both capitals- both capitals. translation: return of ambassadors - both capitals. translation: return of ambassadors to - both capitals. translation: | return of ambassadors to their workplaces. return of american ambassador to moscow and our ambassador to moscow and our ambassador to moscow and our ambassador to washington, we agreed that they ambassador to washington, we agreed that they would return to their service, that they would return to their service, to their duties. tomorrow or the service, to their duties. tomorrow or the day service, to their duties. tomorrow or the day after. this is pure technicality. or the day after. this is pure technicality- technicality. one area where vladimir putin technicality. one area where vladimir putin did technicality. one area where vladimir