Biden and Putin sit opposite each other for the boardroom-style meeting at the Villa de la Grange overlooking Lake Geneva
* Vladimir Putin described Joe Biden as 'very different' from Donald Trump
* He held a press conference after his nearly-three hour meeting with Biden; Biden speaks next
* He started off complimentary of Biden but then grew snipping as he was questioned on Russian activities
* Putin was critical of gun violence in America and deflected questions on dissident Alexi Navalny
* 'You don't have time to open your mouth and you're shot dead,' he said
* The two men arrived at the summit within a few minutes of each other: Putin, after a last-minute arrival by air and motorcade; Biden by driving from his nearby hotel, having arrived Tuesday
* Biden extended his hand first. Putin accepted, and the two proceeded to shake hands and smile for the cameras outside the Villa de La Grange before heading inside
* During a photo-op in the library, Biden grinned while photographers jostled to capture the historic meeting
* 'It's always better to meet face to face,' Biden said, flashing a big smile while sitting with his legs crossed
* The event was set up not to have public comments by either man, and Putin could be seen sitting back in his chair, tapping his hand against his wooden armrest looking bored while they waited
* Relations between the two sides are at their lowest ebb in decades after Putin's outlandish cyber attacks against the US, election interference, aggression towards Ukraine and intervention in the Middle East
* Washington has been seeking to lower expectations amid the fanfare and buildup, despite Russian goading
* Moscow staged naval drills 300 miles off Hawaii at the weekend - its largest Pacific drills since the Cold War
Vladimir Putin described Joe Biden as 'very different' from Donald Trump and turned any questions on human rights violations in Russia into attacks on violence in America.
'President Biden is an experienced statesman. He is very different from President Trump,' he said.
The Russian president appeared to get snappy when questioned on touchy topics, including Biden calling him a 'killer' and on dissident Alexei Navalny.
Putin spoke first after he and Biden concluded their three hour meeting at an historic 18th century villa by Lake Geneva, giving his early spin on their meeting.
He walked over to the room he held his press conference, a contrast to Biden who rode over to the building in his presidential car.
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