Funny article from the Guardian about Bush and Putin - I especially like the description of Putin, as a man "...who generally wears the air of a just-sacked football manager, remained poker-faced." And this paragraph:

The Russian contingent is being promised, or threatened with, a barbecue and country music. In return, Mr Putin invited the US president to St Petersburg in midwinter. It was unclear whether this was an example of bleak Russian humour.