The Russians expected to be seated in a distant corner and ignored – but got a red-carpet reception instead. An unofficial delegation of 16 legislators, bankers and political pundits arrived in Washington, DC, in February to participate in an annual Presidential Prayer Breakfast hosted by the US Congress and attended by the incumbent president.
Aljazeera: Russia – a resurgent superpower?
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with representatives of business community at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on Feb. 3, 2016.
