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President Vladimir Putin on Friday reduced his voice to a whisper at a major economic forum after German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused the Russian strongmman of often talking "loudly. "The Russian leader not always expresses himself quietly, sometimes somewhat loudly," the visiting German leader told participants of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum.
"But nevertheless that does not prevent us from co-operating further," she said through a translator. Putin shot back: "I have to speak loudly so that I can be heard. But if that's too loud, I beg your pardon." Putin, who over his decade in power has sought to raise Russia's profile on the global stage, is known for the sometimes earthy rhetoric in public appearances and closed-door talks.
Earlier this week he and Merkel participated in the Group of Eight summit in North Ireland where he compared the Syrian rebels to Islamist "criminals" who killed a British soldier in broad daylight in London last month. Speaking during a discussion of the banking crisis in Europe, Putin reduced his voice to a stage whisper after the remarks by Merkel who sat next to him. Putin noted that Merkel had just said at the forum that she did not know who bears responsibility for the recapitalisation of the problem banks. A mischievous-looking Putin said: "I will now say it in a whisper." Then his voice dropped to a loud whisper: "I hope not at the expense of clients."

Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2013

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