Putin and Erdogan publicly diss each other using startling body language

American Thinker ^ | 05/21/2018 | Thomas Lifson

[SeekAndFind]

All is not well among the miscreants wreaking havoc in Syria.

Heshmat Alavi, an Iranian human rights campaigner and blogger, spotted an incident broadcast on Turkish television that reveals mutual contempt between Russia's dictatorial leader, Putin, and Turkey's dictatorial leader, Erdoğan, at a public ceremony that also included Iran's dictatorial leader, Rouhani.

Watch closely in the first seconds of the video embedded in the tweet, as Putin unmistakably responded to a body language insult by Erdoğan (failing to rise fully to shake his hand) by quickly and casually flipping Erdoğan's chair over and walking away to greet Rouhani as a scramble took place to right the chair and pretend the insult never happened.

Interesting how Erdogan only stood halfway to shake Putin's hand, refusing to stand up straight in diplomatic fashion... and how Putin responded by throwing his chair...
This is the so-called alliance #Iran was counting on in #Syria... pic.twitter.com/GCj42sFF03 — Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) May 20, 2018

[DoughtyOne]

E X C E L L E N T !

We don’t want Erdogan any further in Putin’s pocket. We don’t want Russia inclined to side with Erdogan either.

[goldstategop]

I admire Putin for dressing down Erdogan.

When you get insulted, you send the guy insulting you a message.

It was delivered without subtlety.

[SaveFerris]

I don’t know if Putin did it on purpose. But he definitely moved it. “Throw it” - I don’t think so. Don’t know which one knocked it over. Seems like when Erdogan moved. It can also look like Putin left it tipping.

But the video is in the article. See what you guys think.

[SaveFerris]

BUT Putin does greet Iran’s mullah happily - Putin must have set up Erdogan for a fall.

Admittedly, that’s rather hilarious.

[Democrats hate too much]

The real reason Obama does not like Russia —> Russia holds Turkey in check.

[GnuThere]

I watched it several times - still not sure if that was purposeful, but Erdogan definitely looked rude, not even making eye contact.

[SaveFerris]

Yeah, I think Putin paid him back for that. I THINK (can’t prove it) that he moved his chair so that when Erdogan tried to sit back down again he’d hit the floor.

Which IS hilarious!

[Balding_Eagle]

What Putin did was really funny.

And it also goes to show that we haven’t really changed very much from grade school.

[yuleeyahoo]

After 500 plus years of conflict, Russians and Turks don’t really like each other.

[Pikachu_Dad]

When E. Stood, the chair was tilted behind him.

P. Pulled it back a bit for him. It was a courtesy.

But then it went unstable and fell over.

Much ado about less than nothing.

[SunkenCiv]

The Three Amigos

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia November 22, 2017. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZEL/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS)

[PAR35]

Looks like the Turk was getting ready to sit back down so Vlad flipped the chair (maybe homing the Muzzi would fall on his butt), and moves quickly away so he’s well clear before the sound will attract attention.

[fella]

Erdogan has said he is keeping the Syrian territory that his military is occupying.

[firebrand]

The 3 amigos are now jostling for position to see who can grab the biggest spoil in Israel, a nation with newly discovered oil and gas and a galloping economy.

Three is an unstable number for a group of humans, say the social psychologists. Fun to watch if it weren’t actually our planet.

[SunkenCiv]

They got together to cooperate in the final disposition of Syria's former territories, and concerning other matters they have more conflict than overlap.

[SunkenCiv]

/bingo

[Cronos]

If you read through Russia's history, Turkey has been the enemy for the past 600 years. Russia's raison d'etre is to destroy Turkey. It's reflected in the symbolism on top of the Russian orthodox churches (the cross triumphant over the crescent) and also in geopolitical necessity (constantinople controls the entrance to the Black sea.

Russia has fought Iran before (to control Azerbaijan) but has allied with it against TurkeyPutey is only giving Erdogan rope so that Erdogan leaves NATO and then Putey can swarm in and take over Constantinople.

[Cronos]

See my post above -- Iran is not Russia's enemy (nor is it the West's enemy) - iran's enemies are Saudia and Turkey. The entire Israel thing is a sham by them to curry favor with the "arab street" and it failed miserably.

[SaveFerris]

[Iran is not Russia’s enemy]

Never suggested that at all. They’re allies. They’ll be part of Ezekiel 38.