Last year, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin found himself shunned by fellow world leaders at the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, and he ducked out early.
After Russia’s annexation of Crimea and support for separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, America and Europe had imposed harsh sanctions against the country, with the relationship between Moscow and the West reaching a chilly low-point
Fast forward to this year’s G20 Summit in Turkey — after three major terrorist attacks including one against a Russian airliner over Egypt — and Putin seemed the belle of the ball. Photographers caught him and President Obama in spirited conversation. Britain’s …read more
Source: Mashable
