Putin: Bush Man Of Integrity

[Dr. Shane]

George Bush isn't in charge, says Vladimir Putin

Amid heightened tensions with the US in the wake of the war in Georgia, the Russian Prime Minister insisted that the US leader was a man of honour and integrity, but blamed members of the administration for the sharp deterioration of relations with Russia.

”I still hope we will maintain good relations, but it is the court that makes the king,” he told a group of foreign journalists in an interview at his residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

He nonetheless spoke fondly of his relationship with Mr Bush, saying, only half-jokingly: ”I treat President Bush better than some Americans would”.

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[carolaa]

So which members of the administration do you think he was referring to - Cheney, Rice?

[Dr. Shane]

Given his position as a head of state, I would think he is certainly including Rice.