Foreign Affairs
Hillary Clinton Recalls The Time Putin Used A Dog To Big Boy Merkel And Screams Sexism
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “misogynist” Tuesday, saying he used his dog to intimidate German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a meeting between the two in 2007.
At a panel hosted by The Wing workspace in New York City, Clinton implied Putin was a sexist because he allowed his black lab Koni into the room during a meeting between the two leaders. Clinton claimed Putin let his dog into the room because he knew that Merkel was scared of dogs.
“Angela Merkel came to visit him and he knew the intelligence and he knew that Angela Merkel was afraid of dogs,” Clinton said, according to People.
Clinton called Merkel one of the “great European leaders post World War II” and said Putin let the dog in to “intimidate and embarrass” Merkel.
“So, you have these one-on-one meetings. All of a sudden, while the press is still there, this very large black dog came into the room. It was meant to intimidate and embarrass Angela Merkel, who is one of the really great European leaders [of] post World War II,” Clinton said.
Putin reportedly wanted “to do something nice for her,” and apologized to Merkel after he found out she was afraid of dogs.
Merkel’s fear of dogs was reportedly sparked after she was bitten by a dog in 1995. Putin had reportedly been briefed on her fear of dogs in 2006, the same year he gave her a stuffed toy dog as a gift, according to The New York Times.
The German Chancellor told The New Yorker that she believes Putin let the dog into the room to “prove he’s a man.”
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