Photos from Putin's big meeting with China's Xi show no absurdly long tables but feature unexpectedly giant flags

Tue, 03/21/2023 - 12:24

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023.
Photo by PAVEL BYRKIN/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

Putin has met with several world leaders and Russian officials at ridiculously long tables over the past year.
On Tuesday, he was photographed with China's President Xi next to weirdly tall flags.
Putin's meetings with Xi this week have been closely watched by the Biden administration.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with several world leaders at absurdly long tables on numerous occasions over the last year. But for Chinese President Xi Jinping, Moscow broke out long red carpets and massive flags.