`Obama and Putin are odd couple at Beijing summit`
- Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, passes by US President Barack Obama at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 in Beijing. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Presidential Press `
`Obama's deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday that any encounter would be a chance for Obama to remind the Russian leader of his promise to help resolve the Ukraine crisis peacefully.
"President Putin knows full well where we stand," Rhodes said.
The two leaders last held brief informal talks on the sidelines of D-Day anniversary celebrations in Normandy, France in June.
Meanwhile, scrutinising body language between the two has become something of a pastime in diplomatic circles.
The contrast in their personal styles, Putin brash and macho, Obama more professorial and sometimes self-conscious, was also on display at APEC.
At a tree-planting ceremony at the summit venue, Putin swaggered up, chest out, and shovelled mud onto the roots of a partially-planted tree.
Obama walked up with his hands clasped behind his back, picked up the shovel, grinning slightly, and piled mud on his tree, according to a pool report of the event.
When a Spanish-language camera crew called for his attention, Obama responded with "Hey, hombre" and waved.`
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"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Putin was overheard saying in English in Obama’s general direction, referring to the ornate conference room.
"Yes," Obama replied, coldly, according to journalists who witnessed the scene.
`Hey 0bozo..... cat got your tongue? Man up for a little small talk without peeing your pants.`
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