Russia Shrugs Off Oz PM Threat To Putin

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 14 Oktober 2014 | 23.12

A threat of a physical confrontation made by Australia's prime minister against President Vladimir Putin has been dismissed by a Russian diplomat as "immature".

Tony Abbott threatened to "shirtfront Mr Putin" over the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Ukraine in July as he pledged to make the Russian president cooperate with investigators into the crash.

A total of 298 people died in the crash, including 38 Australian residents and citizens.

There are allegations the jetliner was downed by pro-Russian separatists armed with surface-to-air missiles provided by the Kremlin.

Mr Abbott's "shirtfront" threat is the Australian Rules Football term for a head-on shoulder charge to an opponent's chest aimed at knocking the opponent backward to the ground.

The PM said he was going to confront Mr Putin at some stage during a summit of the world's 20 biggest economies being held in Brisbane next month.

However, senior diplomat Alexander Odoevski pointed out that his 62-year-old president - a former KGB officer - is also a judo black belt.

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  1. Gallery: Vladimir Putin - Man Of Action

    Vladimir Putin has earned a reputation as something of an action man. Here in 2013 he is seen shaking hands with a walrus on a visit to the under-construction Primorsky Aquarium.

  2. Seemingly always keen to be seen with members of the animal kingdom, he was also pictured touching a dolphin during his trip to the new attraction on the Russky Island, in the far eastern city of Vladivostok.

  3. Here, at a Moscow sports complex in St Petersburg, he shows off his judo skills.

  4. He joined a group of scientists in the Arctic to help tag endangered polar bears.

  5. In the Siberian mountains, he rode bare-chested on a horse.

  6. Mr Putin walks along the Khemchik River in southern Siberia's Tuva region.

  7. The Russian leader with a big catch from a fishing trip in Siberia ...

  8. ... during which he was also photographed getting familiar with some other wild animals.

  9. On a trip to Chkalov island, Mr Putin attached a satellite tracking tag to a Beluga whale.

  10. He has taken to the skies...

  11. Here, the president rolls in the snow with excitable dogs.

  12. During a dive to an underwater archaeological site at Phanagoria on the Taman Peninsula, he returned to the surface with a precious artefact - but it later emerged that it had been planted in advance.

  13. Mr Putin also made a grand entrance on a Harley Davidson at a biker festival in the town of Novorossiysk.

  14. Mr Putin sits in a car from the Renault Formula One team before test driving it at a racing track in Leningrad Region.

"We consider the recent statements tough talk; we consider it immature," Mr Odoevski said.

"Hopefully there's no fight. Well, definitely we admire the Australian prime minister. He's very fit, but the Russian president, he's a professional judo wrestler." 

While Mr Abbott's threat was not seen as serious, the embassy's rare public response indicates Russia was annoyed with the comment.

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  1. Gallery: Putin Leads Cranes In Microlight

    The Russian President took to the skies in a microlight to lead young cranes in flight in 2012

  2. He donned white overalls before strapping himself into the deltaplane

  3. He was pictured on the aircraft alone before take-off, but a second man on board appeared to pilot the flight

  4. The flight was a partial success, with at least two birds following him in flight for a time

  5. After the flight, Mr Putin said the birds were "cute" and praised their efforts

  6. He then gathered at a camp fire to eat with workers at the nature reserve, in the Yamal peninsula

Mr Abbott played down the remark - made on Monday - and refused to talk further about it.

He did say, however: "I am absolutely determined to have a very robust conversation with the Russian president.

"We've all seen the impact of Russian policy on the innocent people on board flight MH17.

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  1. Gallery: Impact Marks On MH17 Fuselage

    These stills were released by the Dutch Safety Board on September 9, 2014

  2. They show clearly visible puncture marks scattered across the fuselage of MH17

  3. On July 17, the Malaysia Airlines flight lost all 298 passengers and crew

  4. The plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur

  5. The disaster occurred over an area of Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian separatists

  6. Crash investigators say it was probably downed by "a large number of high-energy objects"

  7. The Dutch Safety Board has ruled out technical fault or human error

"I think the very least I can do, speaking for Australia's dead and speaking for the families of Australia's dead and indeed speaking for the world's victims is to have a very robust conversation with President Putin," he added.


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