Posted on 09/05/2013 6:56:51 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Reports: G-20 seating chart altered By: Tal Kopan September 5, 2013 07:51 AM EDT
Those eager for a potentially awkward photo op of President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin sitting next to each other at the G-20 summit might be disappointed: The seating chart is putting more distance between the two leaders than previously expected.
Seating at the summit is alphabetical, but the planners for the event have reportedly changed which alphabet they are using to make the chart, Voice of America and The Guardian reported. In the Cyrillic alphabet, which is used in Russian, Russia and the United States would have been separated only by Saudi Arabia, but in the Latin alphabet, used in English, the two nations are separated by five others.
Putin’s spokesman confirmed to a Russian newspaper the English alphabet would be used, according to the reports.
On Thursday, as Obama arrived in Russia for the summit, White House advisers confirmed to the media that there are still no plans for one-on-one meetings between Putin and Obama, though there would be interactions on the sidelines.
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That building looks a lot like the Summer Palace in Austria.
Right
Oh, MY!
Can you imagine the look on Obama’s face if Snowden walked in as part of the Russian entourage?
THAT would be PRICELESS!
They ought to just set up an empty chair with his name on it and leave him out. ‘Bout as useful.
And Putin can do the Clint Eastwood speech.
Angela Merkel:
- we were at the G20 (valgirl uptalk) .... and obama and putin where there (valgirl uptalk) .... and they don’t like each other (valgirl uptalk) .. and it was like - so AWKWARD - OMG!
That is NOT a picture of Peterhof!!! We were just there a few months ago and it was the most awesome place ever! You need to see the back side that faces the Baltic Sea....OMG!! GOLD FOUNTAINS EVERYWHERE!! And it’s twice as long as that building.
THAT explains it.....it’s the Palace NEAR Peterhof!
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