US President Joe Biden said he told Russian leader Vladimir Putin that he will not tolerate any interference in United States’ democracy. Biden made the statements in a press briefing on Wednesday after his debut meeting with Putin in Geneva.

Biden said he “made it clear that we will not tolerate attempts to violate our democratic sovereignty or destabilise our democratic elections and we would respond”, reported AFP.

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However, at the start of the briefing, Biden said the tone of the meeting between the world leaders was “good, positive”. 

Biden also added that he had done what he came to do before clarifying that there is “much more work ahead”. In order to declare his first overseas trip as the US President a success, Biden divided his objective into three points. 

He said that the first objective was to identify areas of “practical work” that the US and Russia can use to advance their common interests in a way that it also benefits the world, reported ABC News.

The second objective was to establish direct communication between the two countries. 

A clear layout of the “priorities and values” of the United States coming from the President himself.

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Biden also projected confidence in Putin as he said that a cold war is the last thing the Russian leader wants, reported AFP.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was earlier described as a “killer” by Biden, said that the meeting between the two was “constructive” as they agreed to create dialogue on cybersecurity.