Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Russia's President Putin Keeps US Secretary Of State John Kerry Waiting For THREE HOURS



Putin Keeps John Kerry Waiting For THREE HOURS During His Visit To Russia For Meetings Over Syria As Relationship Between The U.S. And Russia Remains Frosty -- Daily Mail

* Secretary of State's visit to Moscow comes as U.S. tries to gather international support for action against Assad regime in Syria
* Russia has been reluctant to commit to taking action

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was looking to strengthen ties with Russia as he tries to put an end to the dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, but instead he was met with the coldest of receptions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin kept Kerry waiting three hours before their meeting at the Kremlin on Tuesday and continuously fiddled with his pen as the top American diplomat spoke about the ongoing crisis in Syria.

Kerry’s visit to Moscow comes as he seeks Russian help in ending Syria's civil, telling President Putin that common interest in a stable Middle East could bridge divisions among the big powers.

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My Comment:
Putin has a long history of keeping people waiting sometimes even longer than three hours .... especially to those that he is not close to. But for his friends .... he has always shown up first.

2 comments:

D.Plowman said...

Seeing John Kerry next to Putin, makes you wonder ... is Putin short or is Kerry just tall...

War News Updates Editor said...

LOL D. Plowman.
You are right on both accounts. I saw Putin a few years back at a political rally in Moscow and I was struck on how small he was.

Update; According to Wikipedia he is only 5'5". John Kerry is 6'4"