Putin denies he used his dog to intimidate German chancellor in notorious diplomatic incident

Russian President Vladimir Putin denied that he had deliberately used his dog Koni to intimidate German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a Sochi meeting in 2007 that became a notorious diplomatic incident. "I appeal to her again and say: Angela, please forgive me. I didn't want to cause you any distress," he said. #Putin #Merkel #Koni