Neither Trump nor Medvedev coped with the group handshake

Neither Trump nor Medvedev coped with the group handshake

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On Sunday, November 12, world leaders gathered at the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. At some point, the politicians needed to do a group "ASEAN handshake", crossing their hands over the body, and something went wrong: for both Donald Trump and Dmitry Medvedev, the task turned out to be too difficult.

Neither Trump nor Medvedev coped with the group handshake Source: Mashable

Donald Trump had to cross arms with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang. A well-known lover of dominant handshakes found himself in unfamiliar territory and was clearly embarrassed.

Neither Trump nor Medvedev coped with the group handshake

Neither Trump nor Medvedev coped with the group handshake

Neither Trump nor Medvedev coped with the group handshake

However, the US president at least tried to do what was required of him, and the Russian Prime minister did not even bother and just took the neighbors by the hand.

Neither Trump nor Medvedev coped with the group handshake

Dmitry Medvedev flew to the Philippines on November 12 to sign deals with the country's government on transport, energy and education.

ASEAN handshake at 31st ASEAN summitWATCH: World leaders, including Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong and US President Donald J. Trump, link hands for a joint handshake at the ASEAN summit in Manila.

Published by Channel NewsAsia on November 12, 2017

Keywords: Donald Trump | Manila | Politicians | Philippines

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