Moscow, July 03: Vladimir Putin's spokesman says
President Barack Obama was wrong when he suggested the Russian
prime minister is still partially mired in Cold War thinking.
Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he's confident Obama's
view of Putin will change after they meet during a summit next
week.
Obama told The Associated Press today that he thinks
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev understands the need to move
away from Cold War-style confrontation but that ''Putin has
one foot in the old ways of doing business.''
Peskov said on Friday that Obama's impression ''has
nothing to do with a true understanding of Putin.''
Peskov suggested Obama lacked an accurate picture of
Putin, in part because they have never spoken to each other.
He said he is “convinced” that Obama's opinion will change
after they meet.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, July 03, 2009, 18:34