Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin at the G8 summit. Reuters: Kevin Lamarque
The Putin Slouch -- Max Fisher, Washington Post
President Obama acknowledged at a Friday press conference that the U.S.-Russia relationship has declined since Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency in May 2012 but played down the idea that they have a poor personal relationship. He said, “I know the press likes to focus on body language, and he’s got that kind of slouch, looking like the bored kid in the back of the classroom.”
Obama wasn’t kidding about Putin’s body language in press conferences and bilateral summits, the sort of events where heads of state usually try to project respect for their counterpart and audience. The above photo, from a G8 summit in Northern Ireland this June, is probably what Obama had in mind. It is not a flattering moment for Putin or for the U.S.-Russia “reset” that Obama championed earlier in his tenure and that did yield some very real gains, such as mutual nuclear weapons cuts and cooperation in Afghanistan.
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My Comment: US Senator McCain .... who I disagree with on most issues .... is probably right on this one.
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Putin's look just makes public that he has taken your measure.
Quite interesting how Mitt Romney and McCain share similar views on Putin.
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