Pres. Biden to CeciliaVega on Pres. Putin: 'I have met with him. He's bright. He's tough. And I have found that he is—as they say when I used to play ball—a worthy adversary.'
Biden said there was a consensus among his fellow heads of state at NATO, saying they were"glad" he was meeting with Putin early in his presidency.
Biden was also asked how he could trust Putin coming out of their summit and the president said it wasn't so much about trusting him, but rather"agreeing." in Geneva on Wednesday. He defended that choice by saying he doesn't want the attention to be on physical details, but rather the substance of their discussions from their own points of view.
The U.S. also angered Turkey over the decision to cancel its participation in the F-35 fighter jets program last year after they accepted a Russian-made air defense system.The president also continued to voice strong support for NATO's Article 5 -- which states an attack on one member nation is an attack on all. He said it is"rock solid and unshakeable" after earlier saying that it was"a sacred obligation.
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