Last but not least: Putin is (cleverly) positioning himself
If you haven't seen Jörg Schönenborn's Putin interview yet, you can catch up on it now—in a version that's even funnier than the original.
WDR editor-in-chief Jörg Schönenborn didn't get many flowers for the interview with Russia's head of state. The plan was to show a cornered Putin desperately trying to justify his understanding of democracy, which takes some getting used to. The title of the program: "Putin confronts himself". It turned out differently: Putin was obviously well prepared, threw facts at Schönenborn, provoked and soon took the lead in the conversation. In this respect, the Russian demand for an editor-in-chief as an interview partner was well understood. The WDR correspondent scheduled for the interview, Ina Ruck, who not only speaks Russian but, unlike Schönenborn, "Deep in the subject" was not admitted.
The blog Waschtrommler.org has provided the already curious interview with funny (but probably not completely out of thin air) thought bubbles, making the conversation even more worth seeing. (hae)
