The next time you are stuck alone in a room with Vladimir Putin and that awkward silence strikes, just ask him about NATO's missile shield being for protection against Iran (and not Russia)... and that should break the ice nicely. As the following interviewer found, the iron fist of Russia has a lighter side... we think...
Interviewer: "NATO claims that the missile shield was not built against you but against Iran"
Putin: "You really make me laugh. God bless you, because it's almost time to finish the day; indeed it is already time to go to sleep. At least I get home in good humor."
