Will Presidents Biden And Putin Hold A Joint News Conference At The End Of Their Summit In Switzerland Later This Month?

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TASS: Kremlin says still undecided if Putin, Biden will hold press conference following summit 

Switzerland launched the accreditation process for journalists to cover the meeting between Russian and US Presidents 

MOSCOW, June 2. /TASS/. The decision whether Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden will hold a press conference following their meeting in Geneva is still yet to be made, the format of media work at the summit also needs to be determined, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Wednesday. 

"As for the modalities of the press work at the event itself, the summit, they are yet to be determined, the issue of a press conference also has not been agreed yet," the spokesman said. He noted, "it is still to be worked out."  

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WNU Editor: Protocol dictates a joint news conference, Even a very brief one. But I will be very surprised if there is a joint news conference with the two leaders together. There are too many differences between the U.S. and Russia right now, and I see zero chance of a major agreement coming out of this meeting. In fact. The Russian foreign ministry is already downplaying expectations .... Russia Expects No 'Breakthrough' At Putin-Biden Talks: Sergei Lavrov (NDTV). 

Some are hoping that there will be a prisoner swap .... U.S. citizen imprisoned in Russia calls on Biden to raise issue at Putin summit (Axios). I do not think that will happen. The Kremlin offered a comprehensive prisoner swap a few years ago, but the U.S. said no because they have no intention of releasing Viktor Bout.