The Biden-Putin Talks: What Russian Media Are Saying

Russia's pro-government TV is depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin as the undisputed winner of the December 7, 2021 video call with U.S. President Joe Biden over the Russian military buildup along Ukraine's borders. Putin attending the call solo -- at least, to the public eye -- made him appear to voters as a "powerful" leader capable of contending with a U.S. president on his own, a Russian analyst notes. Russian TV is using footage from conservative, anti-Biden U.S. media to help further that message along.