Medvedev Shuts Down Trump’s Peace Plan
In a rare and striking moment, Russian President Vladimir Putin stepped outside his usual linguistic comfort zone and addressed the world in English. The footage, which resurfaced recently, shows Putin speaking directly—without an interpreter—during Russia’s bid to host the 2020 World Expo in Yekaterinburg. It’s a moment that startled many, not just for its novelty, but for its symbolic weight: a personal plea from a man who typically cloaks his diplomacy in Russian.