GOTHENBURG:
Göteborgs-Posten (independent), June 18:
The president's low-key social charm worked. Vladimir Putin
got the most important message: The United States considers
Russia a friend.
LONDON: The Guardian
(liberal), June 18:
After their first meeting, Mr. Bush veered towards hero
worship of Mr. Putin, describing him as a paragon who was remarkable
and trustworthy, devoted to his family and country, and shared
the same values as himself.
If Mr. Bush went into his first summit with a Russian leader
determined to charm Mr. Putin into giving up his opposition
to the U.S. missile defense plans, it was the Russian leader's
charm that left the U.S. president starry-eyed and smitten.
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SINGAPORE:
The
Straits Times (English-language, independent), June 21:
Judging from their post-summit comments, the meeting between
United States President George W. Bush and Russian President
Vladimir Putin was a love-fest. "I looked the man in the
eye," said Mr. Bush. "I found him to be trustworthy.
I was able to get a sense of his soul." Mr. Putin was a
bit less effusive, but he too professed admiration for his counterpart.
"When the President says that he wants to see Russia as
a partner, maybe an ally even, that is worth so much to us,"
he declared. The differences between the two countries, he continued,
"are not of a fundamental nature, something which cannot
be solved." That, however, remains to be seen, for the
summit did not resolve anything. That it was warm and friendly—overly
so, according to some of Mr. Bush's critics back home—was
clearly a plus, but the heavy lifting has not yet begun.
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