President Biden's decision to convene Wednesday's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin boiled down to his essential view of foreign affairs: it's all about the person
But after the summit had concluded, the ornate French style manor home was locked up and the leaders were jetting in opposite directions home, the state of relations between the United States and Russia seemed about the same as before.That is not necessarily a surprise, least of all for Biden, who entered the summit with the vague and modest goal of establishing a"predictable and rational" relationship with Vladimir Putin.
Biden's aides were mindful of that risk; one of the reasons they determined against holding a joint press conference was that it could potentially upgrade Putin if he was seen standing alongside the American President.But when Biden sat down with Putin inside the Villa la Grange, he took it upon himself to describe Russia and the United States as"two great powers," a notable word choice after previous American officials have sought to downplay Russia's influence.
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