As the meeting progressed, I noticed Putin coughing on several occasions. Well, actually it was a little more subtle, more like small cough sounds accompanied by throat clearings. He did it so much that it became distracting to me. I thought to myself, “Dude, drink some of that damn water sitting in front of you!” Finally, I said something to Fiona about it, and she quickly replied, “He’s probably doing that on purpose—he knows full well the president doesn’t like germs.”
