‘Nothing to Do With Reality’: Putin Says Media Portrayal of Biden Is False

President Joe Biden prepares to shake hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to the U.S.–Russia summit at the Villa La Grange, in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2021. Brendan Smialowski/AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the way President Joe Biden is portrayed by some news outlets isn’t true.

“The image of President Biden, which is portrayed by our, and even the American press, has nothing to do with reality,” Putin told reporters in Moscow, according to a translation provided by the Moscow Times. “Biden is a professional, you have to be very attentive when working with him so as not to miss something—because he does not miss a thing, trust me.”