Obama’s Vow to Aid a Drowning Putin Hints at Reserve of Goodwill
By Margaret Talev Apr 25, 2014 7:19 AM ET
U.S. President Barack Obama said, “I absolutely would save Mr. Putin if he were drowning.”
U.S. President Barack Obama said that he’d save Vladimir Putin’s life given the chance, playing down reports of personal animosity with the Russian leader.
“I absolutely would save Mr. Putin if he were drowning,” Obama told reporters at a news briefing in Seoul today. “I used to be a pretty good swimmer. I grew up in Hawaii.”
Obama was responding to the Russian President’s assertion last week that while the men had failed to form a close relationship, they retained sufficient goodwill to help each other out in a pinch. The image of Obama helping Putin when in need contrasted with the standoff in eastern Ukraine, where the U.S. has accused Russian forces of stirring up violence.
Obama is a “decent and brave man” who would save him from drowning, Putin said April 17 during his annual televised call-in show in Moscow. He went on to warn other nations about their treatment of Russia.
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