First, Vlad called President Biden "an experienced statesman... very different from President Trump" (I'm sure Trump is seething with jealousy at that one)
From Bloomberg:
Putin knocked down speculation about Biden's fitness as a leader after a Russian senator asked if he had dementia.
"The image of President Biden that our, and even American, media present has nothing to do with reality," Putin said. "Biden's a professional, you have to be very attentive with him so as not to miss anything. He doesn't let anything get by, I assure you." (Biden is) "collected, knows what he wants to achieve and does it adroitly."
From Bloomberg:
Putin knocked down speculation about Biden's fitness as a leader after a Russian senator asked if he had dementia.
"The image of President Biden that our, and even American, media present has nothing to do with reality," Putin said. "Biden's a professional, you have to be very attentive with him so as not to miss anything. He doesn't let anything get by, I assure you." (Biden is) "collected, knows what he wants to achieve and does it adroitly."
Putin Hails Biden After Russian Senator Questions U.S. Leader’s Fitness
Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the door on state-media speculation that his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden was too old to go toe-to-toe with him after the two met Wednesday for their first summit.
www.bloomberg.com