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When he declines to stand within 70 feet of Britain's new ambassador to Moscow at a diplomatic ceremony, Putin cites "sanitary reasons."

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 5, 2023
Putin seemed to hold out an olive branch to the United Kingdom as he called for a "change for the better" in relations between Moscow and London. But this was contradicted by his conduct as the Russian President stood at an awkward distance from the new 21 envoys in front of a massive golden door with flags on either side of him as he refused to speak to them. They could be seen dissatisfied with the other hand of the room. He appeared at a Kremlin ceremony recognizing the diplomatic credentials of new ambassadors, including Britain's new ambassador in Moscow Nigel Casey. Inset right: The new envoys including Britain's new man in Moscow Nigel Casey