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In 2012, Putin was president again.
The two met in person for the first time as presidents on the sidelines of the Group of 20 economic summit in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. They talked for two hours, with almost a third of their discussion centered on the conflict in Syria, which had begun the previous year. Administration officials described the conversation as fruitful, but things soon went downhill.
2013 – An awkward photo, a canceled meeting and a 20- to 30-minute private talk
Shortly after the meeting, Obama announced that an upcoming summit with Putin, to be held in Moscow ahead of a Group of 20 meeting in St. Petersburg, had been canceled.
2014 – A 15-minute conversation during the D-Day commemoration in France
At APEC summit events in Beijing last year, the two men again broke away to talk privately a number of times. "On three occasions throughout the day, for a total of approximately 15-20 minutes, President Obama had an opportunity to speak with President Putin," White House spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan told reporters. "Their conversations covered Iran, Syria and Ukraine."
2015 – A behind-closed-doors chat in Paris
The leaders met Nov. 30 on the sidelines of the big climate change conference in Paris. It was their second face-to-face meeting in two weeks, after a small group session during the G-20 summit in Turkey.
In 2012, Putin was president again.
The two met in person for the first time as presidents on the sidelines of the Group of 20 economic summit in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. They talked for two hours, with almost a third of their discussion centered on the conflict in Syria, which had begun the previous year. Administration officials described the conversation as fruitful, but things soon went downhill.
2013 – An awkward photo, a canceled meeting and a 20- to 30-minute private talk
Shortly after the meeting, Obama announced that an upcoming summit with Putin, to be held in Moscow ahead of a Group of 20 meeting in St. Petersburg, had been canceled.
2014 – A 15-minute conversation during the D-Day commemoration in France
At APEC summit events in Beijing last year, the two men again broke away to talk privately a number of times. "On three occasions throughout the day, for a total of approximately 15-20 minutes, President Obama had an opportunity to speak with President Putin," White House spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan told reporters. "Their conversations covered Iran, Syria and Ukraine."
2015 – A behind-closed-doors chat in Paris
The leaders met Nov. 30 on the sidelines of the big climate change conference in Paris. It was their second face-to-face meeting in two weeks, after a small group session during the G-20 summit in Turkey.
