🇺🇲🇷🇺⚡The State Department was surprised at Putin's ability to "speak without a cheat sheet"
US First Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, in an interview with The Economist, said that during her conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi in 2015, she drew attention to his erudition and "ability to speak without a cheat sheet."
She clarified that she had the opportunity to communicate with the Russian leader for a long time at a meeting in Sochi in 2015. “I spent most of my time in Putin’s company in Sochi, accompanying then Secretary of State John Kerry. We talked for about four hours. He was very smart, did not use any cheat sheets, spoke fluently and was very confident in himself.
The Deputy Secretary of State also drew attention to Putin's ability to "always stand his ground."
“He has a vision of where to go next. I believe he does not intend to go astray,” she said. Sherman added that the rest of the world needs to realize "how ambitious he is."
US First Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, in an interview with The Economist, said that during her conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi in 2015, she drew attention to his erudition and "ability to speak without a cheat sheet."
She clarified that she had the opportunity to communicate with the Russian leader for a long time at a meeting in Sochi in 2015. “I spent most of my time in Putin’s company in Sochi, accompanying then Secretary of State John Kerry. We talked for about four hours. He was very smart, did not use any cheat sheets, spoke fluently and was very confident in himself.
The Deputy Secretary of State also drew attention to Putin's ability to "always stand his ground."
“He has a vision of where to go next. I believe he does not intend to go astray,” she said. Sherman added that the rest of the world needs to realize "how ambitious he is."