Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin served President Obama breakfast this morning at Novo-Ogaryovo, Putin's home outside Moscow. The local media called it ‘a traditional Russian breakfast,' but it was a fairly lavish spread of smoked sturgeon, pancakes, eggs with black caviar, and quail dumplings. For dessert: Vanilla ice-cream with sweet cherry sauce. Definitely korolevskij zavtrak, a king's breakfast.Tea service for the meal was complex and historical: Water was boiled in a samovar, a traditional pot, as a waiter dressed in full national gear fanned the coals with a leather boot. Fancy! And it will definitely help the President's efforts to reset international relations....
*Above: PM Putin has his back to the camera. Photo by Reuters.
