U.S. President Joe Biden plans to hold a press conference sans Russian President Vladimir Putin after the two meet next week. “While we are still finalizing the format for the meeting with President Putin and his delegation, we can confirm a few details, including the plan for both a working session and a smaller session, as well as a solo press conference by President Biden following the meeting,” a White House official told reporters in a statement on Saturday. “We expect this meeting to be candid and straightforward and a solo press conference is the appropriate format to clearly communicate with the free press the topics that were raised in the meeting, both in terms of areas where we may agree and in areas where we have significant concerns,” the official added. Biden and Putin plan on meeting this week, after Biden finishes participating in a Group of 7 summit. …