布什也重复这一观点。 在动身前往峰会前，他告诉有线新闻网说，在诸如民主和人权问题上公开地告诫俄罗斯总统将会产生反作用。
Bush has echoed that sentiment, telling CNN ahead of his trip to the summit that admonishing the Russian president in public on matters such as democracy and human rights would be counterproductive.