toll for the year 2005 winner ring Energy It’s all in the hands of the Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin. The story changes depending on who is telling it, although most believe that the Russian leader stole the coveted treasure Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots. Putin stole it or Kraft gave it to him? Was it all a misunderstanding?
The thing is, Kraft went hand in hand with the then Citigroup boss, Sandy Willmedia mogul Robert Murdock And other businessmen, to a meeting with Putin 2005 in an effort to “stimulate trade between the United States and Russia”.
During a press conference at Konstantinovsky Palace near Saint Petersburg, Will allegedly suggested to Kraft that he show Putin his Super Bowl XXXIX ring.It is the third Patriots win in four years. The owner of the Bates handed it to the Russian leader, who was impressed with the 4.94-carat ring and allegedly said: “I can kill someone with this ring.”with it on his finger.
Kraft replied: “You could kill someone without him. I was the head of the KGB”Where he extended his hand to the ring to return. However, according to witnesses, Putin put the ring in his pocket.. This story alleging that the president stole Kraft’s ring is the one that was circulating in newspapers at the time.
According to Jeff Benedict, who has written a book about the Patriots (the family) and contributed to Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, 60 Minutes, and CBS or Good Morning America, Kraft received a phone call from the Bush administration urging him to put an end to the story.. Apparently, the White House was uncomfortable with the idea that Putin had kept a high-profile American ring under his nose and without anyone saying anything.
Furious at the loss of his ring, Kraft swallowed the story and partially confirmed it by saying: “President Putin, a huge sports fan and connoisseur, was clearly fascinated by the uniqueness of the ring. I decided to give it as a symbol of respect and admiration for the Russian people and their leadership. ”.
On 2013Kraft recalled the episode during a party and confirmed the version that almost everyone knows, the one that has always circulated in the United States. “I reached out my hand and put the ring in his pocket. At the same time three KGB men surrounded him and left. I had an emotional bond with this thing, which also had my name on it.”The owner of “Bates” indicated. A Kremlin spokesman came out in defense of his boss’s honor, noting: “I heard how Mr. Kraft gave you this ring as a gift.”.
On 2017the New England franchise owner is still dreaming of the famous 2005 championship ring, to the point of securing it Fox News what or what He was willing to make one in his name [el de Putin]”was confident that the “new president” [Donald Trump]once he dealt with his Russian counterpart, he played mediator. Of course, we already know who still has the ring.
To the Russian leader, since he was chief, only the mothers of the crew members from Kursk submarine They dared to scold him face to face publicly. Well, they and who was the richest man in Russia, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who ended up in prison after denouncing corruption in his country’s government before Putin’s entire cabinet, including this government. This situation may have been very uncomfortable for Kraft when it happened, but Putin clearly has not long ago become accustomed to having no one objected to what he says or does.
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