Yarygin expressed the opinion that such a decision may be related to the White House's intention not to represent President Biden "in a comparative context."
“Apparently, there will be a minimum number of such joint press conferences now during Biden's European tour.
Most likely, this is the general mood and the general organization of public speeches, which is focused on minimizing situations in which it will be possible to compare the manner of his (Biden's -
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) behavior, speaking with the leader of another state, ”the expert explained.
Also, according to the expert, since such a joint press conference took place during a meeting between Putin and former US President Donald Trump, the current American administration could abandon this format in order to avoid comparisons that would inevitably follow.
Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov assessed the refusal to hold a joint press conference of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden after the June 16 meeting in Geneva.