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Putin asks for forgiveness over Merkel dog scare

Vladimir Putin has apologised to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel,insisting he did not bring Konni his pet black Labrador to a meeting to scare her in 2007.

In her memoir, Mrs Merkel accused Putin of exploiting her well-documented fear of dogs in a “demonstration of power” from which he took enjoyment.

“I did not know that she was afraid of dogs,” the Moscow Times reported Putin saying on Thursday in Kazakhstan.

“I once again appeal to her via the media and say: ‘Angela, please forgive me, I did not want to cause you any heartache.’ On the contrary, I wanted to create a favorable atmosphere for our conversation,” he added.

“If you ever — I realize it is unlikely — come again, I will not do it under any circumstances,” Putin said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-intelligent-trump-solution-ukraine-182649777.html

There's something really wrong with Merkel, she's afraid of every world leader that is male.