‘He made a show of strength’, says Angela Merkel of Putin and his labrador at their meeting in Sochi

Vladimir Putin’s dog, a labrador, which the Russian president had with him during his meeting with Angela Merkel in Sochi in 2007, has become the protagonist. On the occasion of the memoirs of the former German chancellor, the topic has become relevant again and the how Putin deliberately had him with him at their meeting, rather than – as she says – that he knew she was afraid of dogs. The Russian president claimed that he did not know that Merkel was afraid of dogs and that if he had known, he would have respected it. However, in a new statement, the former chancellor seems unconvinced and says, according to CNN, that “it was an attempt to stir the waters and see how strong someone is. It was a power play.” In her book, the former chancellor describes the incident and her thoughts: “I tried to ignore the dog, even though it came very close to me. Interpreting the expression on Putin’s face, (I think) […]
Source: News Beast

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