It's curious how the same event can appear different, depending on the vantage point from which you look. Take last week's meeting, in Moscow on Oct. 28 and 29, between former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy and Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes former French president and President of the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party Nicolas Sarkozy during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Oct. 29.