Russian President Vladimir Putin. (File photo) Photo: Dazhi Image/Archyde.com
Queen Elizabeth II, who died on the 8th, was known for her wit and sense of humor. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who ordered Russian troops to invade Ukraine in February this year and killed more than 100,000 people in Ukraine and Russia, was guided by then-British Home Secretary David Blunkett when he visited Britain in 2003. The dog barked loudly, and Blankett quickly apologized, but the Queen asked humorously: “Dogs have a very interesting instinct, right?” It seems quite intriguing now.
According to the British Daily Star, Putin has been criticized internationally for ordering the invasion of Ukraine, making him the most controversial “representative of tyrants” in the world. After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Blankett recalled an episode of Putin’s 2003 visit to the UK. In an interview on the 9th, he revealed that because he was blind since he was a child, he also brought his guide dog to the meeting of the British and Russian heads of state. Kurt was quite embarrassed.
Blankett recalled that he didn’t feel like he was leaking anything, but quickly apologized to the Queen and said, “I’m so sorry regarding the dog’s barking, Her Majesty,” to which he didn’t expect to receive an unexpected response. Queen Elizabeth II said humorously: “Dogs have funny instincts, don’t they?” After nearly two decades, Putin single-handedly led Russia to invade Ukraine and cut off gas supplies to Europe, deliberately causing energy and food shortages , driving the global inflation and famine crisis, the Queen’s joke at the time seemed quite prescient.
It is understood that the Queen is a distant relative of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia. She became the only British monarch to visit Russia in 1994. In 2003, she also arranged a state visit for Putin. At the event, the queen was asked to wait for him for 14 minutes, which caused a disturbance at the time. After the Queen’s death, the Kremlin announced on the 9th that Putin would not attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, but following Russia invaded Ukraine, Putin was already banned by the British government from entering the UK.