Royalty, the pope, and now Trump – Putin makes everyone wait
HELSINKI — Famous for his tardiness at official talks, President Vladimir Putin did it again Monday — to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Putin long has sought to meet with Trump, but the Russian leader was 35 minutes late to arrive at their closely watched summit in the Finnish capital.
The delay followed a long tradition set since Putin’s first election in 2000.
Famous victims of his lack of punctuality included Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Pope Francis among many others.