G20: Putin takes revenge, enjoys MVP status

Vladimir Putin can feel avenged. At the G20 summit in China, he attained everything that he was denied two years ago following the events in Crimea, and was paid special attention and respect by other leaders. The special attitude towards the Russian president was evident even during the concert program in which the only foreign melody played in addition to national ones was “Swan Lake” by Tchaikovsky. Meanwhile, the Chinese made Barack Obama feel like he is henceforth a “lame duck.”....


The Russian leader has managed to take revenge for all of the past offenses and isolation. Chinese authorities announced in advance that the Russian president would be almost the main guest of the G20 and have stuck to their promises. Xi did not let " his friend Vladimir” out of his site once. Putin even took the revered central place in the summit “family photo.” Even along the long journey to the conference room (the G20 is being held in one of the largest buildings in China with an area of 850,000 square meters), he was accompanied by Xi side by side the whole way.

It seemed like no one was interested where Barack Obama was at the time. Chinese television has not shown Obama even once.

http://www.fort-russ.com/2016/09/g20-putin-takes-revenge-enjoys-mvp...