The awkward tension in St. Petersburg must be palatable as following Russia's release of the 100-page report yesterday showing that the chemical attacks were not the doing of the Assad regime, Putin has come out swinging this morning ahead of President Obama's press conference:
- PUTIN SAYS CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA WAS ‘PROVOCATION’ BY REBELS
On the bright side (if there is any), while Putin points out that he and Obama do not agree, they will listen to each other (we suspect only in order to prepare a response to any barbed rhetoric) Meanwhile, the navies continues to grow. [2]