Just before a U.S. president meets with a foreign leader, at home or abroad, reporters and photographers from both countries are trotted in for a few minutes for what’s called a “pool spray,” to ask questions and snap a few pictures. The kabuki theater usually goes off without a hitch — except when the Russians are involved.
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday for their first face-to-face tête-à-tête at the Villa La Grange, an 18th-century mansion located in a park in Geneva. But things melted down just before the meeting, as the press pool was set to go in for a quick spray.
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