SYDNEY- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday warned Vladimir Putin he will not be able to avoid a “conversation” over the loss of Australian lives in the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine.Last month Abbott vowed to “shirtfront” the Russian president at the G20 summit in Brisbane next week.Shirtfronting is an Australian Rules Football sporting term in which a player charges an opponent.Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev responded to the rhetoric by saying Putin was a judo black-belt and that “serious politicians should chose their words carefully”.”He won’t be able to avoid the conversation, so one way or another …read more
Source: AsiaOne
