Six-metre table seen in Putin’s meetings sparks memes on Twitter

The now-famous table had first appeared in a photo of a meeting last week between Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the Ukraine crisis.

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February 17, 2022 / 14:30 IST

The table appeared in Russian Vladmir Putin’s meetings with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron.

An unusually-long table featuring in photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meetings with foreign leaders has become the subject of memes and jokes on Twitter.

The table first appeared in a photo of a meeting last week between Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the Ukraine crisis. Putin’s spokesperson had told AFP that Macron was made to sit away from him because he had refused to take a Russian coronavirus test.

Days later, Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also sat on the opposite sides of the same table during their meeting.

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