INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping on Tuesday took a break from the heavy lifting of international diplomacy to toss pancakes on the
sidelines of an economic forum.Xi is one of the big names at the event in the Russian far eastern city of Vladivostok, where the focus has
been on economic ties and North Korea.But the two leaders found time to flip blini on "Far East Street", an exhibition of the region's
cultural and economic achievements.Photos showed Putin and Xi, wearing blue aprons, pouring out batter and turning the pancakes over before
eating them with caviar and a shot of vodka.The pair earlier in the day praised their countries' increasingly close ties, with Xi saying
their "friendship was getting stronger all the time".This is not Putin and Xi's first foray into batter-based cooking
During a visit to China in June, the Russian leader made a Chinese pancake which Xi tried.(Except for the headline, this story has not been
edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
