[tet68]

One does not “confront” the leader of one of the
biggest nations in the world on first meeting.

That would be Trump also, would they have preferred
that Putin “confronted” a US President on their first
public contact? I would hope not.

[dfwgator]

One does not “confront” the leader of one of the biggest nations in the world on first meeting.

You need the Sean Bean picture there....