BEIJING: A couple of brief encounters between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin during an Asia-Pacific summit in China on Tuesday spoke volumes about the chilly state of relations between the United States and Russia.
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"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Putin was overheard saying in English in Obama's general direction, referring to the ornate conference room.
"Yes," Obama replied, coldly, according to journalists who witnessed the scene.
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The three leaders stopped at Xi's seat at the table. Putin reached out and clapped Obama on the shoulder. Obama barely responded. The two then took their seat to Xi's left and right.
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The contrast in their personal styles, Putin brash and macho, Obama detached and professorial, was also on display at Apec.
At a tree-planting ceremony at the summit venue, Putin swaggered up, chest out, and shoveled his pile of dirt.
Obama walked up with his hands clasped behind his back, picked up the shovel, grinning slightly, and piled mud on his tree, according to a pool report of the event.
-The Times of India
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"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Putin was overheard saying in English in Obama's general direction, referring to the ornate conference room.
"Yes," Obama replied, coldly, according to journalists who witnessed the scene.
...
The three leaders stopped at Xi's seat at the table. Putin reached out and clapped Obama on the shoulder. Obama barely responded. The two then took their seat to Xi's left and right.
...
The contrast in their personal styles, Putin brash and macho, Obama detached and professorial, was also on display at Apec.
At a tree-planting ceremony at the summit venue, Putin swaggered up, chest out, and shoveled his pile of dirt.
Obama walked up with his hands clasped behind his back, picked up the shovel, grinning slightly, and piled mud on his tree, according to a pool report of the event.
-The Times of India