Putin's impression of Biden: 'Very balanced, professional man'
While Putin defended Russia on several matters in his news conference, he called the summit with Biden "very efficient, substantive" and offered his fresh impression of the American president to reporters.
"He is very balanced, professional man," Putin said. "He's very experienced. He talked a bit about his family and what his mother told him. They are important things -- maybe they're not quite relevant -- but it does talk about the level of his moral values, which is very attractive," he said.
"And it seems to me that we did speak the same language. Certainly doesn’t imply that we must look into each other’s eyes and find a soul," Putin said, seeming to refer to a past comment from Biden, who says he looked Putin in the eye during a visit to the Kremlin in 2011 and told him he had no soul, a moment Putin said he doesn't remember.
"But essentially, our talks were pragmatic," he said.