Angela Merkel has accused Vladimir Putin of enjoying her discomfort after the Russian president brought his pet Labrador into a meeting despite her fear of dogs. Following the pair's first meeting ...

Asked about the incident on Thursday, Russia's Vladimir Putin denied knowing about Angela Merkel’s fear of dogs and said he had later apologised to her. Russian President Vladimir Putin on ...

to intimidate German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a 2007 meeting. In her memoir Freedom, Merkel revealed she was afraid of dogs and had asked Putin’s team in 2006 not to bring Koni near her.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised to former German chancellor Angela Merkel ... the large dog wandered around the room and walked right up to Merkel while the chancellor, visibly ...

"Frankly - I've already told Dr Merkel, I didn't know she was afraid of dogs. If I'd known ... "I appeal to her again and say: Angela, please forgive me. I didn't want to cause you any distress ...

The Kremlin dismissed former German chancellor Angela Merkel's description of a 2007 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as simply further evidence of Merkel's anti-Russian bias.

Vladimir Putin denied using his dog, Koni, to intimidate Angela Merkel during a 2007 meeting. Merkel, who is afraid of dogs, asked for Koni to be kept away. Putin apologized, claiming he was ...

ASTANA: Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised to former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday ... “I did not know that she was afraid of dogs,” the Kremlin chief said at a press ...