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>> yes. >> if i could clarify, there was no translater at the table. vladimir putin came in very late with three people, three, four, that i thought were his body guards. turns out they were core people in his administration. you never would have known it. there were no introductions, no conversations. russians spoke russian. i spoke to the only person in earshot that spoke english, who was a german diplomat to my right. >> did you ever speak to russians after that, after the dinner, or was that it? >> no. no. the conversations were actually took place at the conference. that conference is ent...