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Related: About this forumPutin upset that the Saudis used his puppet without permission
lolThe Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is absolutely furious at the Saudi royal family for using his puppet without first obtaining his permission, an aide to Putin confirmed on Wednesday.
At one point, Putin was watching the news and saw his puppet behaving in the kind of scraping, subservient manner toward the Saudis that he had previously reserved for him, the aide said. He pulled the TV out of the wall and hurled it across the room.
According to diplomatic sources, the Saudis have reached out to Russia in the hopes of striking some sort of puppet-sharing agreement, but the enraged Russian President has refused to entertain such overtures.
At one point, Putin was watching the news and saw his puppet behaving in the kind of scraping, subservient manner toward the Saudis that he had previously reserved for him, the aide said. He pulled the TV out of the wall and hurled it across the room.
According to diplomatic sources, the Saudis have reached out to Russia in the hopes of striking some sort of puppet-sharing agreement, but the enraged Russian President has refused to entertain such overtures.
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Putin upset that the Saudis used his puppet without permission (Original Post)
47of74
Nov 2018
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rurallib
(63,429 posts)1. is it real or is it Borowitz?
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)2. If you click on the 'lol' at the top, it will take you to Borowitz.
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/putin-furious-at-saudis-for-using-his-puppet-without-permission?fbclid=IwAR1X86pgi0DtzeI4BRh17tnJm_aZmHVXF-G75slOWDS4XfMvxyWcQ3f7mI8
Finale of the Borowitz column:
Hes my tiny puppet, and only I can make him dance, Putin reportedly snapped.
Finale of the Borowitz column:
Hes my tiny puppet, and only I can make him dance, Putin reportedly snapped.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)3. Borowitz, the correct spelling usage is 'Sawedis'