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Guardian: G20: Canadian prime minister shirtfronts Vladimir Putin instead Stephen Harper said to have rebuked Russian president over Ukraine while all Tony Abbott got was a two-fingered salute Ben Doherty theguardian Saturday 15 November 2014 08.30 GMT The “shirtfront” that was supposed to have been delivered to Vladimir Putin by Tony Abbott appears instead to have been dealt out, at least in verbal form, by ice hockey fan Stephen Harper, the prime minister of Canada. At the official greetings for the G20 summit in Brisbane, the Russian president approached Harper with his hand outstretched. Harper reluctantly shook it, then immediately brought up the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine. “Well I guess I’ll shake your hand, but I only have one thing to say to you: you need to get out of Ukraine,” Harper said, according to his spokesman Jason MacDonald. .... theguardian/world/2014/nov/15/g20-canadian-prime-minister-shirtfronts-vladimir-putin-instead
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 14:56:10 +0000

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