A fleeting exchange between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin at a Beijing convention center on Monday offered a peek into the awkwardness that can prevail when world leaders are gathered in one place.
Following Chinese leader Xi Jinping into an ornate room, Mr. Putin turned his head in the direction of his U.S. counterpart and remarked, in English, “It’s beautiful, isn’t it?”
Mr. Obama coolly agreed without looking at Mr. Putin, ignoring a slap on the back from the Russian leader as the pair prepared to take their seats on either side of their Chinese host, according to reporters who witnessed the scene.
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