Putin praises Biden as ‘skilful, professional, across his brief’

President’s comments come one day after his long-anticipated summit in Geneva with his US counterpart.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Joe Biden and said Moscow is ready for further talks with Washington in comments made a day after his summit with his US counterpart, an encounter the Kremlin praised as positive. “We are ready to continue this dialogue to the same extent as the American side is,” Putin said after he returned home from Wednesday’s meeting in Geneva, speaking to university graduates by video link. Putin, 68, had only warm words for Biden, 78, in contrast to Russian state media which has sometimes portrayed the US president as struggling to do his job both physically and mentally.