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10. I've read Putin is fluent in German and English.

Reply to Frustratedlady (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 11:42 PM

Nov 2017

There are even reports of him correcting his translators.

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I'm curious whether or not Putin speaks sufficient English to communicate with Trump? [View all] Frustratedlady Nov 2017 OP

It has been known for some time, Wellstone ruled Nov 2017 #1

I'm curious whether Trump speaks adequate English to speak to any world leader. ornotna Nov 2017 #2

Straight to the point ! eppur_se_muova Nov 2017 #24

Lol Faux pas Nov 2017 #30

Ha! cwydro Nov 2017 #33

I think he pretends to need a translator Ilsa Nov 2017 #3

That was my thought as well. Frustratedlady Nov 2017 #5

I would imagine mostkgb/ ex-kgb spies would Ilsa Nov 2017 #13

Seems like it would be useful for kgb and there is video of putin JI7 Nov 2017 #4

Hmmm! I've never seen that. Frustratedlady Nov 2017 #6

Video of Putin Speaking English JI7 Nov 2017 #15

his voice is so low ya cant tell what language he is speaking nt msongs Nov 2017 #17

That looks like a voiceover. It may be his voice, but watch his lips. eom Frustratedlady Nov 2017 #31

Putin speaks English fluently. EL34x4 Nov 2017 #7

Yes. Pretty well known. pangaia Nov 2017 #23

A good agent never reveals SHRED Nov 2017 #8

He's more fluent in English than tRump is eom Maeve Nov 2017 #9

I've read Putin is fluent in German and English. herding cats Nov 2017 #10

So he doesn't really need translators. They serve another purpose. nt Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #26

back in his KGB days he was so fluent in German he was a translator for KGB. Sunlei Nov 2017 #35

Makes sense ryan_cats Nov 2017 #11

He speaks $$. CentralMass Nov 2017 #12

Putin speaks english Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2017 #14

The language of LOVE! davsand Nov 2017 #16

The language of love of money, more likely.... unblock Nov 2017 #21

Ah here we go again. cwydro Nov 2017 #34

"Putin speaks sufficient English to communicate with Trump"? Hayduke Bomgarte Nov 2017 #18

Oh BELIEVE me MFM008 Nov 2017 #19

Trump understands English? I want what youre smoking jberryhill Nov 2017 #20

Putin was a KGB agent Adrahil Nov 2017 #22

Putin has a fairly good grasp of English. MineralMan Nov 2017 #25

Aso he sings "Blueberry Hill" in English fairly well. delisen Nov 2017 #28

Suppose he ever got his thrill on Blueberry Hill? Frustratedlady Nov 2017 #32

Putin is a former KGB-agent. He's fluent in russian, english and german. At minimum. DetlefK Nov 2017 #27

If nothing else, letting a translator do the job allows more time for thinking Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #29

I'm curious to know if Trump knows enough English to doc03 Nov 2017 #36