Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe share a light moment during their visit at Kodokan judo hall in Tokyo, Japan, December 16. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/Reuters
UPI: Russia's Vladimir Putin late again to summit with Shinzo Abe
Russian President Vladimir Putin was late to a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by about two and a half hours, according to multiple Japanese press reports.
The Russian leader, whose tardiness has become legendary, kept Abe waiting during a Russia-Japan summit at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Monday, Kyodo News and Yomiuri Shimbun reported.
Abe and his officials may have not been pleased -- the Japanese were "dealt a setback" because of Putin's delayed arrival, according to reports.
Putin was also late for a December 2016 summit in Japan, arriving three hours later than scheduled.
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WNU Editor: I have had this happen to me before .... waiting for people in their lobby or office. My rule is simple .... after 15 minutes if the person is not there I will ask if there is an emergency. If the answer is not to my satisfaction .... I leave. In the second meeting .... and there was always a second meeting .... I always got what I wanted.