Russian President Vladimir Putin took a swipe at former President Joe Biden during a joint news conference alongside President Donald Trump on Friday following a summit regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Newsweek reached out to Biden's office via online form on Friday for comment.

Why It Matters

The high-stakes bilateral meeting concluded Friday ahead of schedule amid efforts to advance a potential ceasefire agreement in the war in Ukraine. It represented a direct U.S.–Russia engagement that could determine whether a ceasefire would be negotiated in Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, while raising concerns among Ukrainian and European leaders that Ukraine might be sidelined in any agreement.

Observers flagged that any agreement reached without Ukraine's direct pa

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