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Sergiy Kyslytsya, the U.N. ambassador to the UN, condemned the invasion of the country by Russia. Kyslytsya compared Putin to Hitler, saying that if he wants to kill himself, he doesn't need a nuclear arsenal. He has to do what the guy in Berlin did.

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On Monday, Russian President Putin held two meetings with advisers and Cabinet members that yielded more extraordinary images of the lengths he has gone to in recent weeks to socially distance himself from others.

With the ruble tumbling 30 percent on Monday, Putin met at the Kremlin with economic advisers, who were gathered at one end of a long table, while he sat alone at the other.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, leads a meeting on on economic issues in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, leads a meeting on economic issues in Moscow on Monday. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Defense Minister Valery Gerasimov attended a second meeting on Monday. Putin is separated from his guests by several yards at the head of the table.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, second from left, and Valery Gerasimov, head of the general staff of the armed forces of Russia and first deputy defense minister, during a meeting in Moscow on Sunday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, second from left, and Valery Gerasimov, head of the general staff of the armed forces of Russia and first deputy defense minister, during a meeting in Moscow on Sunday. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The invasion of Ukraine has not gone according to plan. The world opinion against Putin and Russia has been galvanized by the robust defense of the cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, toasts with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev after their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 22.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, toasts with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev after their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 22. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Pool photographers captured the two leaders toasting one another during a meeting in February.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, looks at Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a far-off desk during a joint news conference following their talks at the Kremlin on Feb. 22.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, looks at Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during a joint news conference following their talks at the Kremlin on Feb. 22. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

One day before the Russian leader gave the order for his troops to begin their offensive, Putin met with Aliyev. At a meeting in February, Putin and Aliyev signed a declaration that brought their relations to the level of an alliance.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev from across a wide table during their meeting in the Kremlin on Feb. 22.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during their meeting in the Kremlin on Feb. 22. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Aliyev seemed to have second thoughts about the Russian invasion. Zelensky said in a video message that the presidents of Turkey and Russia had offered to broker peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, chairs a security council meeting at the Kremlin, with his advisers seated on the opposite side of the room, on Feb. 21, days before the invasion of Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, chairs a security council meeting at the Kremlin on Feb. 21, days before the invasion of Ukraine. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin sat several yards away from those he was speaking to in a columned hall in the Kremlin. Putin berated Sergey Naryshkin, the head of the Russian spy service, after asking the security council members to give their views on his plan to officially recognize the independence of two Ukrainian regions.

Is he acting all by himself now? Catherine Belton, a journalist and former Moscow-based correspondent for the Financial Times, told the Yahoo News that she can't imagine that his decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine was supported by a majority of his own top officials. They didn't want to be there and you could see the fear in their eyes. They all looked uncomfortable.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sit at opposite sides of the table during their talks in the Kremlin on Feb. 15.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sit at opposite sides of the table during their talks in the Kremlin on Feb. 15. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin met with the German Chancellor at a large table days before he declared the two regions independent. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Scholz would approve new arms shipments to the country and announce harsh sanctions on Putin&s government.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets at a distance with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, in Moscow on Feb. 14.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets at a distance with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, in Moscow on Feb. 14. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The Russian Foreign Minister met with Putin in the Kremlin after NATO and the U.S. imposed sanctions on him.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to French President Emmanuel Macron at the opposite end of a very long table during their meeting at the Kremlin on Feb. 7.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to French President Emmanuel Macron at the opposite end of a very long table during their meeting at the Kremlin on Feb. 7. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russian officials demanded that the French president allow them to administer a COVID-19 test before they met Putin. The man who had been tested before arriving refused.

According to French diplomatic sources, it was believed that Putin would try to get his son's genes.

We knew that it meant no handshake and a long table. One source told the news agency that they could not accept that they got their hands on the president's genetic material.

The two men were seated at opposite ends of a long table because of that refusal.

In some cases, Putin and his guests sit close to each other, and they shake hands. Some leaders follow their own rules and do not interact with the host side in sharing tests. This is a normal global practice, but in this case there is a protocol of additional measures to protect the health of our president and our guests as well. A bigger distance is applied.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, left, toast at a distance after their talks in the Kremlin on Feb. 1.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, left, toast after their talks in the Kremlin on Feb. 1. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

During his visit to the Kremlin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn was obliged to keep his distance from Putin. Hungary is poised to see an influx of refugees fleeing the conflict.

The foreign minister of Hungary said Monday that Hungary would not allow weapons to be supplied.

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