A Look At The History Of Past Putin - Obama Face-To-Face Meetings

Obama and Putin, not on the same page. (Photo: Reuters)

Washington Post: Putin and Obama: A brief history of painfully awkward face-to-face meetings

After what has been described as "repeated requests" by the White House, President Obama has agreed to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.

It will be a relatively rare face-to-face meeting for two of the most powerful political leaders in the world. While the pair talk on the phone with relatively frequency, they have not met in person recently. Many of their previous personal meetings have been remarkably brief – and sometimes quite awkward.

Here's a run-down of Obama and Putin's face-to-face chats over the years.

Update: President Obama And Putin To Meet For The First Time In 2 Years (NPR).

WNU Editor: These leaders have talked many times over the phone .... but I expect that tomorrow's meeting is going to be tense. Ukraine is going to be discussed, but Russian President Putin is going to confront President Obama on U.S. policy in Syria and that is where the fireworks is going to be. How the U.S. will respond to this Russian challenge (if they respond) .... I am sure we will be seeing that in the coming weeks.