Arutz Sheva: Did Kerry bring money to bribe Putin?
What's in your briefcase? Putin ribs Kerry ahead of Syria peace talks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday took a keen interest in the briefcase of visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry, wondering aloud if it perhaps contained cash intended to sway his opinion on Syria's future.
"When I saw you getting off the plane and carrying your things, I got a bit upset," Putin began as the pair met for talks at the Kremlin where Kerry is set to try and shift the Russian leader's position on Syria's Bashar al-Assad.
"On the one hand, it's very democratic, on the other hand, I thought, things must be getting bad in the US," Putin said with a small laugh, "if there is nobody to help the Secretary of State with his briefcase."
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Update: Emotional Baggage: Vladimir Putin Ribs John Kerry Over Carrying His Own Luggage (NBC)
WNU Editor: Putin was mocking Kerry. A picture of John Kerry and the briefcase is below.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gets off a plane upon his arrival at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, Russia, March 23, 2016. MAXIM ZMEYEV / Reuters
Kiss ass taco for Mr Putin.
ReplyDeletePutin is that kid in high school that always knows how to get under your skin.
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/voZ-kRCtLYw
ReplyDelete"When we have a private moment, I'll show you what's in my briefcase. And I think you'll be surprised — pleasantly."
ReplyDeleteI won't even go there....
KNEE PADS! !
ReplyDeleteHe's the ex KGB officer who notices such details. Perhaps it's a written confirmation of a quid pro quo for lifting of sanctions in exchange for cooperation in Syria. This will include entry of the Saudis and Turks supported by the brand spanking new recently secret US Marine corps fire base. Just wondering out loud here.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Jim, but Anon's answer seems just as plausible these days.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's the money Ukraine owes...
nawwww.
it's knee pads.
And lipstick.
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