Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Mark Galeotti: Putin’s G20 snub
This handout photo taken and released by G20 Australia on November 16, 2014 shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) waving goodbye as he leaves the G20 Summit, at the airport in Brisbane.
So Russian President Vladimir Putin left the Group of 20 summit early because he needed to catch up on his sleep. Sure. He had about 17 hours of flying time to get back to Moscow, and somehow I doubt that the president of Russia has the same experience of economy air travel as we mortals, with on one side a squealing baby and on the other someone who gets you out of your seat every half-hour as he heads off to get something to drink or duly go to the bathroom.
