For Putin, (Table) Size Matters

Like a ruler with an inferiority complex and a need for attention, autocratic Russian thug Vladimir Putin has been holding court and meeting with Western leaders who are attempting to convince him not to launch a war of choice against Ukraine. One such leader granted an audience with Putin was France's Emmanuel Macron, seen here with Putin recently:

On Friday, Putin's stooge in Belarus, authoritarian President Alexandr Lukashenko, sat down with him and the environment was much cozier. Lukashenko, whose military has been in menacing joint maneuvers with Russia, fully supported his master's position toward Ukraine, so he got the prized little table.

(photos: top, Mikhail Klimenyev, bottom, Kremlin)