BRISBANE, Australia – Russian President Vladimir Putin faced concerted Western fire over the Ukraine crisis on Sunday at a testy G20 summit where geopolitical strains vied with debate on overhauling the global economy.At the summit in Brisbane, Putin broke protocol by pre-empting the host leader in delivering remarks to the media.The Russian strongman said “some of our views do not coincide, but the discussions were complete, constructive and very helpful”. Putin also thanked Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott for hosting the event, despite Abbott’s fiery rhetoric against him of late.The Kremlin denied talk that Putin was walking out of the …read more
Source: AsiaOne
