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The Biggest Mistakes People Make When Meeting Putin

By Albert Thomas May 19, 2022 1 mins read 138550 Views

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Vladimir Putin is President in name, but his power and political demeanor are much more like the Russian Tsars of old. This makes him a coldly antagonistic presence to most foreign dignitaries who grace his presence, which makes sense, as Russia's national interests rarely overlap with those of modern, democratic powers. As such, foreign leaders who meet with Putin are often inconvenienced, even threatened, in subtle but calculated ways. As time has gone on, governments have learned to anticipate these power plays, but some continue to play right into Putin's hands, at least one-on-one. Here's the biggest mistakes people make when meeting Putin.

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Expecting Putin to arrive on time | 0:00
Expecting 'deliverables' from one meeting | 1:48
Acknowledging a fear of dogs | 3:04
Getting distracted by Putin's insults | 4:23
Letting Putin speak first post-meeting | 5:43
Meeting Putin before other leaders | 7:20
Passing on an in-person meeting | 8:36
Backing down over intimidation | 9:54
Thinking it's over when it's not | 10:57

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