Es diu que les fotografies d'Obama i Putin sopant i donant-se la ma demostren que Rússia és, en realitat, un membre vital de la comunitat mundial, fins i tot en un lloc com els Estats Units, que ha ajudat a liderar la campanya per castigar Moscou per la seva política a Ucraïna.
Photographs of Obama and Putin dining and shaking hands are said to prove that Russia is, in fact, a vital member of the world community—even in a place like the United States, which has helped lead the campaign to punish Moscow for its policies in Ukraine.