US President Joe Biden has twice today praised Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s speech at the climate summit
“Even though I have disagreements with President Putin on a number of topics, I admire him for talking about how to reduce carbon emissions”, – the White House president said.
Despite disagreements between Russia and the US, he said, “the two countries can cooperate and do something that will benefit everyone.”
Earlier at the summit itself, Biden also said he was “encouraged by Putin’s speech” on international cooperation on carbon dioxide.