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MineralMan

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25. Putin has a fairly good grasp of English.

Reply to Frustratedlady (Original post)

Sun Nov 12, 2017, 11:14 AM

Nov 2017

Like most people in positions like his, though, if he has something to say on the record, he speaks Russian and uses an interpreter. That prevents misunderstandings due to language errors.

For most conversations, though, he can speak English well enough to get along OK.

I've heard him speak English. He's not fluent, but is conversationally competent.

In Russian, however, he is quite well-spoken and even erudite.

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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