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mylye2222

(2,992 posts) Tue Jun 3, 2014, 12:19 PM Jun 2014

Telegraph UK: François Hollande to eat two dinners to keep Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin apart

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10871642/Francois-Hollande-to-eat-two-dinners-to-keep-Barack-Obama-and-Vladimir-Putin-apart.html

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Telegraph UK: François Hollande to eat two dinners to keep Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin apart (Original Post) mylye2222 Jun 2014 OP

I doubt it Egnever Jun 2014 #1

I totally see a sitcom like this, with Holland running back and forth between tables. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #2

The French serve small portions at their dinners. former9thward Jun 2014 #3

But there is sone trouble between WH and Elysée.... mylye2222 Jun 2014 #4

Egnever

(21,506 posts)

1. I doubt it

Reply to mylye2222 (Original post)

Tue Jun 3, 2014, 12:22 PM

Jun 2014

Obama has never shown any indication he has any trouble speaking to people he disagrees with. I suppose Putin might but again I doubt it.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,155 posts)

2. I totally see a sitcom like this, with Holland running back and forth between tables.

Reply to mylye2222 (Original post)

Tue Jun 3, 2014, 12:23 PM

Jun 2014

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwoTimerDate

former9thward

(31,949 posts)

3. The French serve small portions at their dinners.

Reply to mylye2222 (Original post)

Tue Jun 3, 2014, 12:27 PM

Jun 2014

He will be able to handle it.

mylye2222

(2,992 posts)

4. But there is sone trouble between WH and Elysée....

Reply to mylye2222 (Original post)

Tue Jun 3, 2014, 12:30 PM

Jun 2014

Obama and Kerry are upset at French authorities, because Hollande decided to sell Mistral warship to Putin. Plus France didn't engaged real sanctions agains Russian regime.
On another issue, Fabius is bitter at US...because US didn't already launched military strike on Syria.

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