Vladi no mates at summit
From GEORGE PASCOE-WATSON
Political Editor in Germany
June 07, 2007
The Sun
FORGET the back-slapping and smiles at the G8 summit in Germany this week.
Behind the scenes at seaside resort Rostock, it is far from sweetness and light . .
Big row ... Russia's place at the table
RUSSIA’s President Vladimir Putin is loathed and feared by all. The former KGB chief is strangling his country’s fledgling democracy and has threatened to turn nukes on European capitals.
JAPAN’s PM Shinzo Abe infuriated all with World War II comments. He defended the way so-called ‘Comfort Women’ were forced to be sex slaves for soldiers.
CANADA’s PM Stephen Harper has angered the rest after failing to stump up almost £300million of cash his country had committed to fighting poverty in Africa.
FRANCE’s PM Nikolas Sarkozy is distrusted by Italy’s Prodi because he’s a fan of US-UK economics.
Big barriers ... summit in Rostock, Germany
GERMANY’s Chancellor Angela Merkel is annoyed with Putin over Russia’s boycott of Polish meat.
US President George Bush is angry with Putin over his nukes warning.
ITALY’s PM Romano Prodi is loathed by Mr Bush for leading Europe’s anti-Iraq War campaign.
BRITAIN’s Tony Blair has enraged Putin over the Litvinenko saga.
Putin cheekily told the PM off last year in a dispute over political corruption — pointing to the cash-for-honours probe in the UK.
thesun.co.uk
From GEORGE PASCOE-WATSON
Political Editor in Germany
June 07, 2007
The Sun
FORGET the back-slapping and smiles at the G8 summit in Germany this week.
Behind the scenes at seaside resort Rostock, it is far from sweetness and light . .
Big row ... Russia's place at the table
RUSSIA’s President Vladimir Putin is loathed and feared by all. The former KGB chief is strangling his country’s fledgling democracy and has threatened to turn nukes on European capitals.
JAPAN’s PM Shinzo Abe infuriated all with World War II comments. He defended the way so-called ‘Comfort Women’ were forced to be sex slaves for soldiers.
CANADA’s PM Stephen Harper has angered the rest after failing to stump up almost £300million of cash his country had committed to fighting poverty in Africa.
FRANCE’s PM Nikolas Sarkozy is distrusted by Italy’s Prodi because he’s a fan of US-UK economics.
Big barriers ... summit in Rostock, Germany
GERMANY’s Chancellor Angela Merkel is annoyed with Putin over Russia’s boycott of Polish meat.
US President George Bush is angry with Putin over his nukes warning.
ITALY’s PM Romano Prodi is loathed by Mr Bush for leading Europe’s anti-Iraq War campaign.
BRITAIN’s Tony Blair has enraged Putin over the Litvinenko saga.
Putin cheekily told the PM off last year in a dispute over political corruption — pointing to the cash-for-honours probe in the UK.
thesun.co.uk