Fiona Hill, an advisor on Russia under former President Donald Trump, has described what it was like sitting next to Russian President Vladimir Putin at dinner, including the odd smell he exuded. | BISouthAfrica
, an advisor on Russia under former President Donald Trump, has described what it was like sitting next to Russian President Vladimir Putin at dinner, including the odd smell he exuded., during which she recounted her experience being seated within touching distance of the Russian leader.
Besides noticing Putin's"very expensive watch," Hill also observed that the Russian leader"really could have done with glasses" because he used cards with huge words on them. "Now, this sounds really bizarre, but I could smell that he was freshly laundered. He wasn't wearing cologne, but it was almost like he had stepped out of some special preparatory bath or something, into the moment," Hill said. "I thought: 'Wow, look at this,'" Hill said."All of this is staged. Every little element of this is staged. This is a performance.
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